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Humectant / Botanical Gel

Xanthan Gum

also on labels as Corn Sugar Gum

Fermented polysaccharide hydrocolloid that thickens water-based formulas, stabilizes emulsions, and provides light curl-clumping hold and slip.

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  • Xanthan Gum
  • Corn Sugar Gum
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Water-soluble; can feel slightly stringy or flake if used at high percentages or layered over incompatible cationic products.

Hair types

Notes for different hair

All porosities; common in natural gels, curl creams, and leave-ins.

General patterns from our research, not rules. Hair of the same type can respond differently, so your own results count most.
Also humectant

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