Topically, it has been used in lotions as a soothing agent, oil-in-water emulsifier, and as astringent. Acacia Senegal gum is used externally to cover inflamed surfaces like bums or nodular leprosy.
Foam stabilizer
The success of significant new personal care products that offer instant, "true" foam underscores consumers' desire for foaming personal care products. Foam stabilizers play an essential role in those applications, as an increasing number of foam products continuously broaden the field of application.
Besides the "traditional" foam market, new applications containing stabilizers, such as foam emulsions, cleansers, and leave-on conditioners, are gaining increasing shares. Today, manufacturers of dispensing technologies provide a proven, price-competitive alternative to traditional systems, thus facilitating the development of novel foam stabilizers for formulators.
Cellulose is the primary component of green plants. It is an organic polysaccharide (complex carbohydrate) derived from beta-glucose and is used in conjunction with a marine focus as a natural exfoliating agent.