Xanthan Gum

Xanthan gum is a versatile ingredient that can be used in both DIY cleaners and beauty products for its thickening, stabilizing, and emulsifying properties. It is used to thicken liquid products giving them a more gel-like consistency and helps ingredients stay together.

• Ingredients: Xantham Gum
• Chemical Formula: C8H14Cl2N2O2
• pH: 7

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Thickening and Stabilising
Xanthan gum is renowned for its exceptional thickening and stabilising properties. It can increase the viscosity of liquids, creating a desirable texture in products like sauces, dressings, and lotions. In cleaning products, it adds thickness to solutions, allowing them to cling to surfaces for better cleaning.

Emulsifying
Xanthan gum can help stabilise emulsions by preventing the separation of oil and water-based ingredients. This is valuable in cosmetics and personal care products such as creams, lotions, and serums, where it ensures a consistent and smooth formulation.

Binding and Suspension
In food products, xanthan gum acts as a binding agent, helping ingredients stay together. It's also used to suspend solid particles in liquid solutions, preventing them from settling. This is particularly useful in salad dressings, beverages, and some cleaning solutions.

Moisture Retention
Due to its water-absorbing properties, xanthan gum can help retain moisture in both food and cosmetic formulations. This is especially beneficial in products like moisturisers, hair conditioners, and certain baked goods.

Gel Formation
Xanthan gum can create stable gels when combined with water, making it useful in products like gel-based cleaning solutions, hand sanitisers, and certain cosmetics.

Kitchen

• Mix with glycerine to thicken water-based products like castile soap for dish liquid

Bathroom

• Mix with glycerine to thicken a citric acid solution to make a toilet gel or other water-based products like hand, body wash to thicken the consistency.
  

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Option 1: Eco-friendly Earth Bags.

Made of brown recycled paper and a corn-based, 100% natural biofilm these bags are not only a renewable resource but are also compostable, so you can dispose of them guilt-free. We recommend commercial composting, and please ensure you remove any tin ties and labels first. Depending on the environmental conditions, the Earth Bags can take approximately six months to decompose.

Due to the fine nature of Xanthan gum, we also include a small bio-fill liner inside this bag for easy and longer term storage.

Option 2: Amber glass jar

A sturdy amber glass jar with tin lid which you can refill and reuse.