Cellulose Gel Finds Application in Cosmetics, Pharmaceuticals, and Food

Posted by coherent market insights on February 10th, 2021

Cellulose gel is commonly used in pharmaceuticals as a stabilizing agent and as a collagen supplement. Microcrystalline cellulose is usually called wood pulp and is commonly used as an anti-caking ingredient, a thickener, a lubricant, a fat absorber, an emollient, and a humectant in manufacturing. The most commonly known form used in pharmaceuticals is employed in tablet or vitamin supplements. Cellulose can also be used in topical skin ointments and other formulations.

Cellulose gel can be prepared from different sources depending on the desired end use. Most pharmaceuticals that use it as a stabilizing agent will use it as a gelatinous substance added to other ingredients of their supplements. This makes it easier to form into a fine powder for administration purposes. The amount of cellulose added to such products should be enough to make it appropriate for absorption through the skin's surface. It is added to food as part of the natural process of fermenting sugars in the gut. In this way cellulose becomes part of the bioactive components of our foods.

It is added to so many foods because of its ability to thicken soups, sauces, dressings, and purees. Because of its thickness, it makes these products taste better. It is also used as a thickening agent for yogurts, cream-based soups and sauces, and thickening agents in instant puddings, coffee drinks, hot chocolate, and ice cream drinks. This makes cellulose gel a popular thickening agent for the pharmaceutical industry. Its other uses are in cosmetics (in moisturizers) and in pharmaceuticals interchangeably as a thickener.

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