Reasons to love Sclerotium Gum
Fun to say, fab to use. Sclerotium Gum is a moisturising polysaccharide that forms a delicate gel when added to water – creating the perfect base for any natural skin care product.
And like all the best natural skin care ingredients, it’s multi-functional. It provides stability and a fabulous skin feel to any formulation. Plus it’s a beta glucan – with soothing, anti-inflammatory properties. Studies have even found it to be anti-viral and anti-tumour (!).
When it comes to skin, beta glucans have been found to be film forming, wound healing and skin smoothing. One study of 27 subjects found: “After 8 weeks of treatment, digital image analysis of silicone replicas indicated a significant reduction of wrinkle depth and height, and overall roughness.”
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