Explained
Ceratonia Siliqua Gum is extracted from the seeds of the carob tree. You might know this ingredient as Carob Gum or Locust Bean Gum. It is used to stabilize other ingredients and improve the texture of products.
Carob gum is made up of long-chain polysaccharides. This makes it a natural thickener.
Is carob gum vegan?
Yes! This ingredient comes from the seeds of a tree. The name 'Locust Bean Gum' can be misleading.
Also known as: Carob Gum and Locust Bean Gum
Ceratonia Siliqua Gum is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 0.5% of the products in our database containing it.
What it does:
Where it's used
Ceratonia Siliqua Gum is most often found as ingredient number 10 within an ingredient list.
These are the categories of products that use Ceratonia Siliqua Gum the most:
References
Products with Ceratonia Siliqua Gum
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 75086
- INCI Name: CERATONIA SILIQUA GUM
- EC #: Â 232-541-5 / 284-634-5
- All Functions: Binding, Emollient, Emulsion Stabilising, Film Forming, Masking, Viscosity Controlling
