Natural Ingredients
Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum
Product Introduction
Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum also is known as Sclerotium Gum or Scleroglucan (Sclg) which is a natural gum that produces a gel base when combined with water. Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum is a polysaccharide (not an emulsifier) produced through a fermentation process of Sclerotium rolfsii on a glucose-based medium. Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum works as a thickening and gelling agent in cosmetics and personal care products, similar to Xanthan gum.
Sclerotium gum is used as a natural alternative to synthetic gelling agents such as carbomer. It also works as a suspending agent, literally keeping heavier ingredients in a formula from sinking to the bottom and requiring a product to be shaken vigorously before each use. It imparts high gelling, stabilizing, and hydrating properties to cosmetic formulations. As a gelling agent, it provides a solid gel of increasing viscosity and as a thickener, it can be used to increase the viscosity of formulations. It is biodegradable and is thus sustainably produced. Specifically in skin care, it provides gel-like and viscous formulations for skin care, it acts as a skin conditioning agent.
Key Technical Parameters
Appearance |
White to Off-white powder |
pH |
5.0~8.0 |
Total number of bacteria |
≤1000 cfu/g |
Mould & Yeast |
≤100 cfu/g |
Hydrolyzed Sclerotium gum is a nonionic thickener produced from the fermentation of Scerotium rolfsii fungus. It is a corticoid fungus species and also a plant pathogen. The gum is soluble in water and has rheological properties like other synthetic and natural gums. It is also stable at higher temperatures and is used in a variety of cosmetic products. Sclerotium Gum is similar to other polysaccharide ingredients, including xanthan gum and pullulan.
Hydrolyzed Sclerotium Gum is a great gelling product, great stabilizer as well as ideal for emulsions and suspensions. Sclerotium Gum can also be used as a thickening and emulsifying agent when making creams. Adding Sclerotium Gum reduces the amount of oil required in your oil phase, and the result will be a lighter, lotion-type cream. Due to its non-ionic nature, acids and alkalis do not affect sclerotium gum over a wide ph range (2.5 to 12) and is compatible with electrolytes. It is also compatible with most common used surfactants such as sulfates, sulfonates and quaternary ammonium salts.
Applications
● Gel forming
● Viscosity controlling
● Stabilizer
● Skin conditioning
Advantages
● Natural source
● Similar to other polysaccharide ingredients
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