Xanthan gum in drug release.

🔬 Peer-reviewed

Hernán Cortes, Isaac H Caballero-Florán, Néstor Mendoza-Muñoz, Lidia Escutia-Guadarrama, Gabriela Figueroa-González, Octavio D Reyes-Hernández + 6 more

Cellular and molecular biology (Noisy-le-Grand, France) · 2020

Findings

This research review found that xanthan gum—a natural polymer from bacteria—can help drugs stick around longer on skin and mucous membranes and release more slowly. It's already widely used in beauty products like lotions and shampoos, and scientists are exploring it for delivering medications through skin patches, films, and gels.

Design

Review

Evidence

Moderate

Journal

Cellular and molecular biology (Noisy-le-Grand, France)

Ingredients studied

Xanthan gum →