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| Aqua-Thik |
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| Xanthan Gum |
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| 11138-66-2, 25322-68-3, 90-80-2 |
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Aqua-Thik is a gelling agent that is suitable for aqueous solutions or emulsions with a pH below 7.
Very effective for producing gels with a pH as low as 3 to 5, Aqua-Thik is a fine powder that disperses and solubilizes readily on mixing to produce high viscosity gels with excellent stability.
The gels produced using Aqua-Thik are suitable for use in cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations.
While there are many gelling agents suitable for producing alkaline gels, Aqua-Thik is the most suitable gelling agent for acid solutions where a large amount of strong acids are not present.
Usually as little as 2 to 3? of Aqua-Thik by weight is sufficient to produce a gel of several
hundred thousand cps at pH of 3.
Aqua-Thik is a light yellow powder, which at first is dispersible, and then becomes soluble in either cold or hot water.
Adding it slowly to a mildly acidic aqueous solution with slow agitation will produce stable viscous to highly viscous solutions in a matter of minutes, depending on the amount of Aqua-Thik added.
The gel, when formed, should have an antimicrobial added to prevent growth on storage. |
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Form: Powder
Color: White to cream
pH 1% Solution: 5.0 ?7.5
Viscosity (Brookfield DV -II,Spindle TD, 50 rpm): 1200 ?1700 cps |
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