murphyGuar Gum
molecular structure · PubChem
AKA: Guaran, Guar flour, Endosperm of Cyamopsis tetragonoloba
Plant-Derived Synthetic
Not Clean
OriginNative to USA. Derived from guar beans (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), a legume plant primarily cultivated in India and the USA. Extracted by mechanical separation and grinding of the endosperm from dried guar seeds into a fine powder.
Guar Gum is a cosmetic ingredient.
CAS #
9000-30-0
Form
Powder
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
General
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
Functions
Viscosity Controlling
Not Reported
Moisturizing
Improves Elasticity
Anti-Inflammatory
Hydrates skin
Improves skin elasticity
Supports wound healing
Reduces inflammation
Dietary intervention of prebiotic partially hydrolyzed guar gum improves skin viscoelasticity, stratum corneum hydration, and reduction of trans-epide
Kapoor MP, Abe A, Morishima S, Nakajima A, Ozeki M et al.
Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition, 2025
Dietary intervention of prebiotic partially hydrolyzed guar gum improves skin viscoelasticity, stratum corneum hydration, and reduction of trans-epide
Kapoor MP, Abe A, Morishima S, Nakajima A, Ozeki M et al.
Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition, 2025
Synergistic studies of Cassia tora gum with xanthan and guar gum: Carboxymethyl synthesis of cassia gum-xanthan synergistic blend and characterization
Sharma D, Sharma P
Carbohydrate research, 2023
Verified Jun 2026
Data: CosIng · EWG · CIR