Ghatti Gum ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is a plant-derived thickener, stabilizer, and emulsifying aid, helping build viscosity and keep oil droplets or insoluble particles evenly dispersed.
What does Ghatti Gum do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is a plant-derived thickener, stabilizer, and emulsifying aid, helping build viscosity and keep oil droplets or insoluble particles evenly dispersed.
Is Ghatti Gum clean?
This ingredient is generally well-tolerated and has little clean-standard friction when cosmetic-grade quality is used. Main considerations are normal botanical quality controls, including microbial limits, pesticide and heavy-metal specifications, and batch-to-batch consistency.
Is Ghatti Gum sustainable?
It is a renewable tree exudate, traditionally collected from Anogeissus latifolia in India, and is expected to biodegrade as a natural polysaccharide. Sustainability depends on responsible tapping, traceable sourcing, and fair harvesting practices.
Is Ghatti Gum COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS-natural and can be used in COSMOS-organic products when sourced and processed according to the standard’s physical-processing rules. It fits Green Chemistry well because it is renewable, water-processable, biodegradable, and does not require petrochemical synthesis.
How does Ghatti Gum work chemically?
The molecule is a high-molecular-weight, branched, acidic heteropolysaccharide with neutral sugars and uronic-acid units, plus a small proteinaceous fraction that contributes interfacial stabilization. It is typically used at about 0.1 to 2% as a viscosity and suspension aid, hydrates best with good dispersion before full water addition, and water-rich systems need compatible preservation.
Last updated 2026-05-13