• A kraft paper earth bag with a simple white label with Under your Sink Logo and description Xanthan Gum – natural thickening agent. There is also a small wooden bowl with the very fine xanthan gum powder that is almost beige in colour. It is a product image for website as this is for sale in various sizes, online with Australia wide delivery.
  • using xanthan gum and glycerine in a beaker to make a thickening gel for water based products
  • wooden bowl with xanthan gum powder inside
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Xanthan Gum

Xanthan Gum

“This works so well for thickening my toilet cleaners and hand washes.”

$10.90
$10.90
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A natural thickening agent used in DIY cleaning products to stabilise and enhance texture. It’s perfect for creating gels and thickened solutions, ensuring effective and eco-friendly cleaning.

What is it?

Xanthan gum is a versatile ingredient that can be used in both DIY cleaners and beauty products for its thickening, stabilizing, and emulsifying properties. It is used to thicken liquid products giving them a more gel-like consistency and helps ingredients stay together.

  • Ingredients: Xantham Gum
  • Chemical Formula: C8H14Cl2N2O2
  • pH: 7


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Key Benefits

Thickening and Stabilising
Xanthan gum is renowned for its exceptional thickening and stabilising properties. It can increase the viscosity of liquids, creating a desirable texture in products like sauces, dressings, and lotions. In cleaning products, it adds thickness to solutions, allowing them to cling to surfaces for better cleaning.

Emulsifying
Xanthan gum can help stabilise emulsions by preventing the separation of oil and water-based ingredients. This is valuable in cosmetics and personal care products such as creams, lotions, and serums, where it ensures a consistent and smooth formulation.

Binding and Suspension
In food products, xanthan gum acts as a binding agent, helping ingredients stay together. It's also used to suspend solid particles in liquid solutions, preventing them from settling. This is particularly useful in salad dressings, beverages, and some cleaning solutions.

Moisture Retention
Due to its water-absorbing properties, xanthan gum can help retain moisture in both food and cosmetic formulations. This is especially beneficial in products like moisturisers, hair conditioners, and certain baked goods.

Gel Formation
Xanthan gum can create stable gels when combined with water, making it useful in products like gel-based cleaning solutions, hand sanitisers, and certain cosmetics.

Usage Tips

Kitchen

  • Mix with glycerine to thicken water-based products like castile soap for dish liquid


Bathroom

  • Mix with glycerine to thicken a citric acid solution to make a toilet gel or other water-based products like hand, body wash to thicken the consistency.

Check out our DIY Recipe Hub for natural cleaning products you can make at home

Packaging

Option 1: Eco-friendly Earth Bags.

Made of brown recycled paper and a corn-based, 100% natural biofilm these bags are not only a renewable resource but are also compostable, so you can dispose of them guilt-free. We recommend commercial composting, and please ensure you remove any tin ties and labels first. Depending on the environmental conditions, the Earth Bags can take approximately six months to decompose.

Due to the fine nature of Xanthan gum, we also include a small bio-fill liner inside this bag for easy and longer term storage.

Option 2: Amber glass jar

A sturdy amber glass jar with tin lid which you can refill and reuse.

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Save Money 

DIY cleaners are much cheaper than store-bought options, saving you money in the long run while still providing effective cleaning power.

Healthier 

You control the ingredients, which means no harmful chemicals, synthetic fragrances, or plastic waste

Eco-friendly and ethical

Our ingredients are biodegradable, septic-safe, vegan-friendly, and ethically sourced, ensuring minimal impact on the planet and supporting ethical practices.

Fun & empowering

Making your own cleaners gives you a sense of control and accomplishment, knowing exactly what goes into your cleaning routine and taking a hands-on approach to maintaining a healthier home.

Support small ethical 

By choosing us, you're supporting a small family business right here in Melbourne. With the help of my husband, daughter, and our Cavoodle Maxi, we’re on a big mission to make cleaning simpler, greener, and kinder!

Customer Reviews

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Gabriella H. (Melbourne, AU)
No fillers, just pure ingredients

Enjoyed mixing my own dishwasher powder and the recipe cards are very handy.

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Daniele B.

Every item I’ve ordered from this store has been of the highest quality, as well as beautifully presented.
Plus, amazing customer service, support, & care, that goes above & beyond.

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Belinda W.
Great products and labelling

I received a hand written note with my order Thanking me for my order and was offered assistance at any time. I was so impressed. Don’t see that much anymore....Belinda

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Belinda W.
Great products and labelling

I received a hand written note with my order Thanking me for my order and was offered assistance at any time. I was so impressed. Don’t see that much anymore....Belinda

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Belinda W.
Great products and labelling

I received a hand written note with my order Thanking me for my order and was offered assistance at any time. I was so impressed. Don’t see that much anymore....Belinda

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