#63400
Gum Tragacanth
powder, for pastels
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Handling and Warnings
24 months in closed containers, protected from moisture, store in a dry and cool place.
A vegetable gum produced from the exudation of certain leguminous plants (Astragalus tragacanta) that grow wild throughout the Middle East. More viscous than gum arabic and easily soluble in cold water, it is used as a binder in tempera, gouache and watercolor colors. In the manufacture of pastels it can be used to mix pigments.
- Forms: powder
- Solubility in water: Swells in cold water
