There are many natural herbal gums. They can be used in cosmetics as hair sets, binding agents, and as thickening agents. Gum arabic, gum tragacanth, and guaiac gum are natural. Some chemicals like GMC and PVP are not natural gums and can be drying to the hair and skin.
Gums (Wikipedia)
The gums or gingiva (plural: gingivae) consist of the mucosal tissue that lies over the mandible and maxilla inside the mouth. Gum health and disease can have an effect on general health.
| Gums | |
|---|---|
 Cross-section of a tooth with gums labeled | |
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | Gingiva |
| MeSH | D005881 |
| TA98 | A05.1.01.108 A03.1.03.003 A03.1.03.004 |
| TA2 | 2790 |
| FMA | 59762 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
