VEEGUM^® R

The original and most widely used grade, VEEGUM^® R Magnesium Aluminum Silicate is used in a variety of pharmaceutical products.  VEEGUM R is used in API lotions, creams and suspensions with pH >6, as well as in treatment shampoos.  It can also be used as a tablet binder/disintegrant and tablet release regulator in tablets formed through wet granulation.  VEEGUM R can be used for taste masking.

VEEGUM R is a highly purified smectite clay suspension stabilizer, emulsion optimizer and rheology modifier.  VEEGUM R also reduces the slippery or sticky feel of gums and polymers, while providing a silky, tack-free feel in topical preparations.  This smectite clay is synergistic with common thickeners such as VANZAN^® xanthan gum and CMC.  These combinations will provide greater thickening, stabilizing and suspending properties than those developed by the individual components of the mixture.

Typical Use Levels: Between 0.5% and 3%

INCI Name: Magnesium Aluminum Silicate
VEEGUM R is Magnesium Aluminum Silicate NF Type IA

USP/NF monographed VEEGUM^® Magnesium Aluminum Silicate clays, including VEEGUM R, are intended for oral, topical, and dental use only. These products are not intended for other pharmaceutical uses, such as parenteral, inhalation, or ophthalmic.  VEEGUM R can also be used in cosmetic, industrial, and agricultural applications.