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Hydrolyzed Caesalpinia Spinosa Gum
Hydrolyzed Caesalpinia Spinosa GumBarrier
Conditions skin and hair and gives a product a softer feel.
What it does
Tara gum comes from the seeds of the tara tree, Caesalpinia spinosa. It’s there for texture, not to change your skin.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2015) assessed 16 galactomannans, gums from legume seeds such as guar, locust bean and tara (Caesalpinia spinosa gum), which products use mostly to condition skin and hair and to thicken. Their large molecules are unlikely to pass through skin. Their conclusion also names hydrolyzed tara gum. They judged all 16 safe as used, and asked makers to limit pesticide residues and heavy metals.Johnson 2015 · International Journal of Toxicology ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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