Description

Acacia senegal gum extract is the product obtained by various drying processes, washing from the plant of the same name. A gummy exudate obtained from the bark.

What it is used for and where
Medical
Acacia senegal is a tropical leguminous plant belonging to the Fabaceae family.
Phytochemical analysis has shown many constituents: flavonoids, terpenoids, tannins, saponins, alkaloids, proanthocyanidins, ascorbic acid, steroids. Many of these components have antioxidant activity. It is used in traditional medical science as an analgesic, emollient, astringent and to combat infectious diseases.

Cosmetics
Surfactant - Suspending agent. Cosmetic or pharmaceutical suspensions are known to be thermodynamically unstable and it is therefore essential to include in the formulation a suspending agent capable of dispersing any sedimented particulates and reducing the rate of sedimentation. The presence of this agent increases the consistency of the suspension medium and exerts a protective colloidal action with a surfactant action.
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