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Cosmetics & Personal care
XANTHAN GUM FG
Provided by Jungbunzlauer
About
Thickener and stabilizer for personal care products. It is used in creams, lotions, shower gels, shampoos, shaving foams, face masks and make-up. Shelf life: 3 years.
Benefits:
- It is a natural occurring, high-molecular weight polysaccharide
- Non-GMO, not tested on animals and produced by fermentation from Xanthomonas campestris
- Imparts low viscosity during processing but high viscosity after shearing, even at low concentrations
- Provides excellent suspending properties for suspensions, emulsions and foams
- Exhibits highly pseudoplastic rheological properties (shear thinning) and non-thixotropic flow behavior
- Shows synergistic interaction with galactomannans, such as guar, locust bean and tara gum
- Offers improved texture and a pleasant skin feel
- It is compatible and stable in wide pH (high salt, acid & alkaline solutions) & temperature range and is resistant to enzymatic degradation
- It is soluble in cold and hot water
- It is free of enzymatic activities such as amylases and cellulases, making it suitable for combinations with starch & celluloses
- Complies with COSMOS, Humane Cosmetics Standard (HCS), FDA 21 CFR 172.695, 1223/2009/EC and EU Eco-Regulation 834/2007/EC
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About jungbunzlauer
Jungbunzlauer is one of the world's leading producers of biodegradable ingredients of natural origin. We enable our customers to manufacture healthier, safer, tastier and more sustainable products. Due to continuous investments, state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and comprehensive quality management, we are able to assure outstanding product quality. Our vision From nature to ingredients® commits us to the protection of people and their environment.
