Acacia extract :

Acacia extract is an extract made from the bark of Acacia.Acacia, commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Angola and Australasia. They are present in all terrestrial habitats, including alpine settings, rainforests, woodlands, grasslands, coastal dunes and deserts. In drier woodlands or forests they are an important component of the understory.

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Functions:

1.Pre-treatment of the vegetable fibers : Acacia is very rich in tannins which allow the pre-treatment of cellulosic vegetable fibers to improve the mordant fixationduring the mordanting. However, this tannin being naturally colored, it will bring a thorough color to your fibers.

2.Textile natural dyeing : Acacia extract also allows to dye with or without mordant. The resulting shades cover a wide range from beige to brown, grey and almost black with ferrous (iron) sulfate, for instance. The blacks will be obtained in combination of acacia with other tannins (tara for instance), extracts (logwood extract) and with ferrous (iron) sulfate.

3.Other uses : tannery, glues for the wood industry, metals corrosion protection.

Applications:

Acacia extract is widely used in food, soup,healthcare supplement,cosmetics industry and so on.