Xanthan Gum

General Description
Xanthan Gum is a high-performance, multifunctional microbial polysaccharide widely utilized as a rheology modifier and stabilizer. Characterized by its high molecular weight, it offers exceptional thickening efficiency at low concentrations. It is a benchmark ingredient for optimizing texture, suspension, and stability in diverse formulation systems.

Key Properties & Mechanisms

• Pseudoplastic Rheology Control:
  Provides rapid viscosity build-up with a unique shear-thinning capability. This ensures products are stable at rest but flow easily during application, delivering a smooth, non-tacky sensory experience.

• Superior Suspension Capability:
  Exhibits a high yield value, enabling the effective suspension of solid particles, pigments, and active ingredients. It prevents sedimentation and phase separation even in low-viscosity systems.

• Broad Environmental Stability:
  Maintains structural integrity and functionality across a wide pH range (pH 2 - 12) and temperature spectrum. It demonstrates excellent tolerance to high concentrations of electrolytes (salts) and enzymes, ensuring consistent performance in complex formulations.

Key Benefits

• High Efficiency:
  Achieves significant viscosity enhancement at very low usage rates (typically 0.1% - 1.0%), making it cost-effective.

• Emulsion Stabilization:
  Acts as a synergistic stabilizer in emulsions, preventing syneresis (water separation) and improving the overall homogeneity and shelf-life of the product.

• Sensory Optimization:
  Improves the tactile profile of formulations, imparting a silky, lubricious skin feel without stringiness.

Applications & Compatibility

• Target Industries: Personal Care (Skincare, Hair Care, Body Wash), Household Products, and Food Industry.

• Formulation Suitability: Compatible with water-based systems, easily soluble in hot or cold water. Ideal for transparent gels, lotions, creams, and suspensions.

• Primary Functions: Thickening/Viscosity Modification, Suspension/Dispersion, Emulsion Stabilization, Texture Enhancement.