Xantham Gum

Xanthum gum is used in many commercial products as a thickening agent. It comes in powder form and appears to have no safety issues except some people are very sensitive to it and the result can be severe diarrhea. I purchased a small bag of it at a health food store....Bob's Red Mill packages and sells Xanthum gum. It was about $5 for a 10 oz. bag. There are no directions for how much to use to get a desired thickness of a certain volume.....so, again Google comes to the rescue......it is amazing how little is needed to thicken a quart of sauce (water).....only about a half a teaspoon!

It is best to place a small amount of the powder in a dish and then add a small amount of water to get a paste and then continue to add water and mix. It can get so thick that it looks like old fashioned glue. Once I get the desired thickness, I am considering adding some glycerin to the water.

This could be a real fun experiment!

So....How did things come out with your experiment? What amount was used to give you the desired thickness?

Adding the glycerin first could be a good idea. Xanthan powder mixes much more smoothly with glycerin than with water.

I have recently purchased and used xantham gum and glycerin mixture to good success in my btm adventures, there is a nice how to mix u tube video, very simple, now if I could find some one to play with me... that's the hard part... going solo all the time, craigslist is a creepy, anyway,,, I digress....

In this (Zity, enema) context, why do you want to produce a thicker solution than water? Enemas or some other kink? Thanks,

Eric