Agar Agar Powder (Responsibly Grown)

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SKU | 129-428A
Agar Agar Powder (Responsibly Grown)
Sale price $52.95Regular price $81.55
Regular price $52.95

SKU: 129-428

Agar is a jelly-like substance derived from red algae. It is used to gel, thicken, and stabilize cosmetic formulations.

Being insoluble in cold water, Agar is able to absorb as much as twenty times its weight and dissolves readily in boiling water. Its high heat tolerance, solidifying at just under 100 °F, makes it ideal for cosmetic uses.

Agar Agar is able to form gels far below the melting temperature and is able to gel at concentrations as low as 0.04%, though it is ideally used at 1-2% concentrations in your final formulation. Agar Agar, given its name from the Malay word for Gelidium. It was discovered that Agar was the ideal substrate to culture bacteria as it was unable to be digested by microorganisms, and had a much higher melting point than gelatin.

Today, Agar is used in a wide variety of applications, from culinary, to dentistry, to cosmetic uses.

When stock runs out this product will no longer be available.

Vegan

No Added Paraben

No Added Phthalates

No Added Palm

No Added Gluten

No Added Soy

Ingredient Information

INCI: Agar

Not for internal use.

Technical Specs:

  • Method of Extraction: Hot water extraction
  • Processing: Dried and milled
  • Parts Used: Red Seaweed
  • Appearance: Light cream to tan powder
  • Odor: Slight seaweed odor
  • pH: 5-8
  • Preservation: N/A
  • Country of Manufacturing Origin: United States
  • Country of Botanical Origin: Spain

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Please Note:

While some of our stock products can be customized with scents, additives, etc., at-home customization should be done at your own risk. We are not liable for formulas that break as a result of customer alterations. Altering cosmetic products is a complex and variable process, and there is not a one size fits all method for the customization of any formula. We encourage you to experiment in small test batches, do outside research before attempting to customize a product, and have your customized product tested at a third party lab to ensure preservation efficacy.

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