Low-Stringiness Thickener and Cosmetic Material Admixed with Said Thickner

A cosmetic raw material comprising a less stringiness thickener, further comprising:

• a polymer having a weight-average molecular weight between 500 thousand and 8 million;
• wherein said polymer contains not more than 10% by mass of the same having the molecular weight of 10 million or higher;
• and
• said polymer is selected from the group consisting of:
• a polyacrylic acid, a salt of polyacrylic acid, poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid), and a salt of poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid).

A cosmetic comprising a less stringiness thickener comprising:

• a polymer having a weight-average molecular weight between 500 thousand and 8 million;
• wherein said polymer contains not more than 10% by mass of the same having the molecular weight of 10 million or higher;
• and
• said polymer is selected from the group consisting of:
• a polyacrylic acid, a salt of polyacrylic acid, poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid), and a salt of poly(2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid).