Film Formers & Texturisers
Texture & smoothing agents
What is Film Formers & Texturisers?
Polymers that give products a smooth feel, help them stay put, or form a soft-focus film on the skin. Inert and low-risk; polyethylene also appears as gentle scrub beads.
In skincare terms, Film Formers & Texturisers is a texture ingredient that shapes how a product feels and spreads on the skin.
What does it do?
Film Formers & Texturisers is primarily used for texture & smoothing agents.
Who it may suit
It is generally considered gentle and well tolerated by most skin types. It is widely used across products for all skin types.
Where you'll find it
In our catalogue, Film Formers & Texturisers appears in moisturisers, sets, serums, eye care and more.
Also listed as
On an ingredients label (INCI), Film Formers & Texturisers may appear as: glyceryl polymethacrylate, polyethylene, sodium polyaspartate, vp/va copolymer, polymethyl methacrylate, nylon-12, ethylene/acrylic acid copolymer, polybutene, quaternium-90 bentonite, quaternium-18 bentonite, polymethylsilsesquioxane, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, polyurethane-2, styrene/acrylates copolymer.











