Black Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) – Kenya
$8.95 – $118.95
Description
Our Black Gum Arabic is imported from Kenya and is a beautiful raw resin.
- Food Industry: It’s used as a thickener, stabilizer, and emulsifier in various food products like soft drinks, candies, and gum.
- Pharmaceuticals: In medicine, it can be used as a binder in pills or tablets due to its adhesive properties.
- Art and Painting: Gum arabic serves as a binding agent in watercolor paints, helping pigments adhere to surfaces and creating a smooth finish.
- Crafts: It’s utilized in various craft projects, including making homemade watercolors, inks, and dyes.
- Printmaking: Artists use it in printmaking techniques like lithography and woodblock printing to create a transfer medium for the image from the plate or block to paper.
- Cosmetics: It’s found in cosmetics like mascara and lotion for its thickening and emulsifying properties.
- Photography: Gum arabic is used in some older photographic processes as a coating or to create emulsions.
- Traditional Medicine: In some cultures, gum arabic is used in traditional medicine for its supposed medicinal properties, like soothing sore throats or as a dietary fiber supplement.
Additional information
Size | 10gms, 25gms, 50gms, 100gms, 250gms, 500gms, 1kg |
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