VEEGUM® R
The original and most widely used grade, VEEGUM® R Magnesium Aluminum Silicate is used in a variety of animal care products. VEEGUM R is a highly purified smectite clay suspension stabilizer, emulsion optimizer and rheology modifier. VEEGUM R also reduces the slippery or sticky feel of gums and polymers, while providing a silky, tack-free feel in topical preparations. This smectite clay is synergistic with common thickeners such as VANZAN® xanthan gum and CMC. These combinations will provide greater thickening, stabilizing and suspending properties than those developed by the individual components of the mixture.
Typical Use Levels: Between 0.5% and 3%
INCI Name: Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
VEEGUM R is Magnesium Aluminum Silicate NF Type IA
VEEGUM R is a pharmaceutical grade which also has topical and dental use in animal care.