Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose

Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose, also called Sodium Cellulose gum or sodium salt is a type of gum used in food as a viscosity modifier or thickener, and to stabilize emulsions in various products including ice cream. It is also a constituent of many non-food products, such as toothpaste, laxatives, diet pills, water-based paints, detergents, textile sizing, and various paper products.

It is used primarily because it has high viscosity, is non-toxic, and is generally considered to be hypoallergenic as the major source fiber is either softwood pulp or cotton linter.

In laundry detergents, it is used as a soil suspension polymer designed to deposit onto cotton and other cellulosic fabrics, creating a negatively charged barrier to soils in the wash solution. It is also used in pharmaceuticals as a thickening agent, and in the oil-drilling industry as an ingredient of drilling mud, where it acts as a viscosity modifier and water retention agent.

Sodium Carboxy Methyl Cellulose is used in ice packs to form a eutectic mixture resulting in a lower freezing point, and therefore more cooling capacity than ice. It is used to achieve tartrate or cold stability in wine.

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