Ceratonia Siliqua Gum ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is primarily a viscosity builder and stabilizer. It helps thicken water-based formulas, suspend particles, and improve the texture of gels, creams, masks, and rinse-off products.
What does Ceratonia Siliqua Gum do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is primarily a viscosity builder and stabilizer. It helps thicken water-based formulas, suspend particles, and improve the texture of gels, creams, masks, and rinse-off products.
Is Ceratonia Siliqua Gum clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, it is generally well tolerated and not a common sensitizer. It has little restricted-list friction when quality controls address normal plant-material issues such as microbial load and batch consistency.
Is Ceratonia Siliqua Gum sustainable?
This material is plant-derived from the seeds of a drought-tolerant Mediterranean tree crop. It is biodegradable and typically has a favorable environmental profile compared with petroleum-derived thickeners.
Is Ceratonia Siliqua Gum COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted in COSMOS natural and organic formulas when sourced and processed as an allowed natural plant material, with organic status dependent on certified agricultural sourcing. It fits Green Chemistry well because it is renewable, biodegradable, and functional at low use levels with water-based processing.
How does Ceratonia Siliqua Gum work chemically?
The molecule is a high-molecular-weight, nonionic galactomannan polysaccharide with a mannose-rich backbone and galactose side groups. It is often used around 0.1 to 1% for viscosity and stabilization, hydrates best with heat, performs across roughly pH 4 to 10, and shows strong texture synergy with xanthan-type polysaccharides.
Last updated 2026-05-13