Guar is a leguminous crop grown in the arid regions of India and Pakistan. India accounts or over 85% of Guar export worldwide. Guar Gum is prepared by removing the hull and germs before finally extracting the gum from the endosperm. Guar Gum consists of long chain branched polymer of mannose and galactose. Guar Gum is a cold water soluble polysaccharide and produces high viscosity solutions. It is most commonly used in Food Industry.
Supreme Gums Pvt Ltd is a leading manufacturer and exporter of Guar Gum Products from India with a production capacity of over 25,000 MT on yearly basis. Supreme’s extensive line of products includes straight guar powders and its derivatives.
Guar Gum finds use in several industries yet there is need to make it more functional to better suit some of the applications. Keeping in mind the need for functionality, Supreme has developed a complete range of Functional Guar Gum for Personal Care Market. HydraCAT line of natural powders by Supreme is a range of cationic charged galactomannan for use in various industries including but not limited to Personal Care, Paper, Mining, Pharma and Copper Elecrowinning.
HydraCAT for Personal Care:
Hydracat products are produced by quaternization of Guar Gum. High molecular weight structure of guar gum provides formulators with highly viscous solutions andthe cationic charge displays high affinity to hair and skin surfaces thereby reducing the negative effects of surfactants. Guar Gum is easily washed out and hence most commonly used in Rinse off formulations.
Supreme’s HydraCat Line of native and cationic guar (Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride) products provides Hair Care Formulators with a range of conditioning and texturising features.Some of the key hair care attributes are listed below:
Key benefits to Hair Care Formulators
- Increased Deposition of Actives
- Exceptional Conditioning at Lower Use Levels
- Improved Wet and Dry Hair Combing
- Improved Detangling
- Luxurious After Feel
- Richer and Stable Foam
- Controlled Delivery of Water Insolubles
- Thickening
- Repairs Heavily Damaged Hair
Key benefits to Skin Care Formulators:
- Skin Softening
- Foam Enhancement
- Silky After Feel
- Moisturising to Skin
- Controlled deposition of insolubles
HydraCat products are completely natural and compatible with most anionic and amphoteric surfactants used in shampoos, body washes, cleansing and personal hygiene products. Recommended dosage is 0.20-1.50%.
Application
- Tow-in-one Shampoos
- Cream Rinse Conditioners
- Facial Cleansers
- Shower Gels & Body Washes
- Liquid Hand Soaps
- Bar Soaps
- Facial Mask
| Product | INCI Name | Charge Density | Moleuclar Weight | Key Features/Benefits |
| HydraCat C10 | Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride | Medium | High | High conditioning and significant deposition of water-insoluble actives onto hair. Suitable for everyday-use shampoos. Other application in conditioners, shower products, hair colorants, feminine hygiene and body care. |
| HydraCat C10S | Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride | Medium | High | Self Hydrating Version of HydraCat C10 highest deposition efficiency of actives (silicone, UV filters, anti-dandruff) on virgin hair. |
| HydraCat C12 | Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride | High | High | Application in conditioner, shampoo, shower products, hair colorants, feminine hygiene and body care. |
| HydraCat C15 | Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride | Medium | Low | suitable for volumizing and conditioning shampoos. Suitable for everyday use. |
| HydraCat C16 | Guar Hydroxypropyltrimonium Chloride | High | Low | high deposition efficiency of actives (silicone, natural oil, UV filters, anti-dandruff) on severely damaged hair with no build-up side effect. Also suitable for silicone-free formulations. |
| Supreme 106 | Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (guar) gum | None | High | 100% natural thickening polymer |
Note: Above mentioned products are a sample of different variants. Many other charge desnity and molecular weights are available. Boron free variants are also available.