As a note, there are a few different kinds of carrageenans we can buy, the most common being iota-carrageenan or kappa-carageenan. I’ll be writing about both. If you’ve ever made jelly soap, you’ve probably used iota-karageenan, which creates soft, wiggly, elastic gels. Genugel® G-130 carrageenan (kappa) is an anionic or negatively charged water dispersible thickener derived from…
