Tara Gum – Natural Thickener, Stabilizer & Texturizer for Lotions, Creams, Serums & Gels
INCI: Caesalpinia spinosa gum
CAS: 39300-88-4
Usage Rate: 0.5% – 2%
Enhance the performance, texture, and stability of your formulations with Tara Gum, a premium, 100% plant-based thickening and stabilizing polymer. Known for its exceptional skin feel, natural origin, and superior thickening power, Tara Gum is an ideal choice for formulators seeking clean, elegant, luxurious textures without tackiness or stringiness.
🌿 What Is Tara Gum?
Tara Gum is a natural non-ionic polysaccharide extracted from the endosperm of the Caesalpinia spinosa seeds—better known as the tara tree, native to the highlands of Peru. This gentle, eco-friendly ingredient offers smooth, silicone-like slip, excellent stability, and a refined texture in both skincare and haircare applications.
Our Tara Gum is created through a chemical-free water extraction process, then combined with sea moss extract to enhance performance while keeping the material 100% natural origin, VEGAN, COSMOS & Natrue approved.
✨ Key Benefits
✔ Superior Thickening Power – Up to 5× thicker than xanthan gum in aqueous solutions
✔ Smooth, Non-Stringy Texture – No slimy or tacky residue
✔ Improves Skin Feel – Adds a soft, silky, silicone-like glide to gels & serums
✔ Highly Stable – Resistant to electrolytes (up to 2% NaCl)
✔ Not pH Sensitive – Stable across typical cosmetic pH ranges
✔ Non-Ionic – Compatible with anionic & cationic emulsifiers, surfactants & actives
✔ 100% Plant Origin – Sustainable, biodegradable, eco-cert compatible
Perfect for formulators seeking natural elegance, improved viscosity, and beautiful textures.
🧴 Applications
Ideal for a wide range of formulations:
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Creams & lotions – for light to medium viscosity
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Gel serums – silky, smooth, non-tacky
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Shampoos & conditioners – enhances body and slip
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Liquid soaps & body washes – thickens without stickiness
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Sun care products
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Clean beauty formulations requiring natural polymers
🏔️ Where It’s Sourced
Our Tara Gum is harvested from the tara trees of the Peruvian Andes, where the seeds are hand-picked from wild and cultivated trees during the summer season. Using a gentle, chemical-free water extraction process, the endosperm is separated and refined into a high-quality gum, then naturally combined with sea moss extract for enhanced texture and stability.
This process ensures a 100% natural, eco-friendly product suitable for modern clean beauty standards.
🔬 Formulation Guidance
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Add Tara Gum to the aqueous phase while mechanically agitating
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Continue mixing until a smooth, homogeneous gel forms
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Cold processable – no heating required
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Not sensitive to shear – ideal for high-speed mixing
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Compatible with electrolytes, essential oils, surfactants & emulsifiers
Recommended usage: 0.5%–2% depending on viscosity desired.
💡 Perfect For
• Natural & clean beauty formulations
• Creating silky, elegant gels & serums
• Boosting stability in emulsions
• Enhancing product texture without tack
• Replacing xanthan gum for a smoother feel
🌱 Why Choose Tara Gum?
Tara Gum is the next generation of natural texturizers, offering smoother, more refined textures than traditional gums—with up to five times the thickening efficiency. It creates luxurious, professional-quality products while remaining fully vegan, biodegradable, and compliant with global eco-labels.
