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Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:33 am  |
Skippie It has to be added to a warm product, here
Description: Natural gum derived as an excretion product from bacteriae (Xanthomas campestris), composed of pure natural polysaccharides (sugars) constituted of glucose, mannose & glucuronic acid. Purity >98 %, White powder, oderless. Soluble in water (use warm water to avoid lumps). CAS# 11138-66-2.
INCI Name: Xanthan gum.
Properties: Non-gelling thickener (but binds water), viscosity, volume & foam enhancer, emulsion stabilizer, lubricant, suspending agent.
Use: Dissolve in warm water, usual final concentration 0.5-2%.
Applications: Shampoos, conditioners, lotions, creams, body washes, shower gels.
Here is a link to all thickeners they sell and if you click on each you get information like I posted above:
http://www.makingcosmetics.com/Thickeners-c41/
HTH
DM 
| Skippie wrote: |
Yesterday, I finally got around to making Doba's Lemon Hair Spray. I wanted to make it into a gel and tried to do so by adding xanthan gum powder. I followed her directions and added only a little bit at the end of a knife. Boy, what a mess it made. It didn't dissolve in the liquid but became solid. So, being me, I kept adding more thinking something will surely dissolve. The powder never did dissolve and the liquid remained as runny as it had been.
So, my questions are:
Can someone tell me what I did wrong and how I can get the xanthan gum powder to dissolve?
Is there any other thickening agent that's easier to use? |
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