Sodium Alginate
- INCI:
- Sodium Alginate
- Also known as:
- Alginic acid sodium salt · Sodium alginate · Algin · E401
Water-soluble polysaccharide extracted from brown algae, which forms gels on contact with calcium ions. It is used as a thickener, gelling agent and colloidal film former in cosmetics, cleaning products, and pharmaceutical, veterinary and nutraceutical preparations, with a performance that depends on the grade and viscosity.
Functions
Typical applications
- Cosmetic masks
- Thickened gels and creams
- Pharmaceutical and veterinary suspensions
- Nutraceutical supplements
- Thickened cleaning products
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