Gum Arabic, hydrated powder, 16 oz (almost half Kg)

Description

Gum Arabic 1 lb bag.
This is the hydrated powder form which is easy to dissolve in water. This is what you use to mix a little fragrance oil with a lot of water to make a clear solution.  (Something like soda pops use under 0.1% fragrance.）It can also be used as a thickener in your composition.
From Wikipedia
:
Gum arabic
, also known as
gum sudani
,
acacia gum
,
Arabic gum
,
gum acacia
,
acacia
,
Senegal gum
,
Indian gum
, and by other names,
is a
natural gum
consisting of the hardened
sap
of
Acacia senegal
tree
.
Gum arabic is a complex
mixture
of
glycoproteins
and
polysaccharides
predominantly consisting of
arabinose
and
galactose
.
It is soluble in water, edible, and used primarily in the
food industry
and soft-drink industry as a
stabilizer
, with
E number
E414 (I414 in the US). Gum arabic is a key ingredient in traditional
lithography
and is used in printing, paint production, glue, cosmetics, and various industrial applications, including
viscosity
control in
inks
and in textile industries, though less expensive materials compete with it for many of these roles.
To make paper glue like the kind used in envelopes and stamps, dissolve 1 part of this Gum Arabic in 2 parts of water, and mix well. Same ratio can be used to make watercolor paint. Other ingredients like honey or glycerin can be added if desired. If you want to preserve this biodegradable glue for a long time, add 1 drop of Clove Oil (Eugenol), which we sell here too.
We have been in business for over 30 years and we are not a fly-by-night operation. Last time we offered this Gum Arabic on Ebay, we sold out our 6000 pound inventory in a hurry. It has taken us a few years to replenish, and now we are back. We won't run out again.