Guest guest Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 I use gel pens at work. Are they vegetarian friendly? I just got to thinking, what is the gel made from???? Is it a gelatin of some sort? Thanks for any help with this......Brad ______________________________\ ____ Never miss an email again! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. http://tools.search./toolbar/features/mail/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 21, 2007 Report Share Posted June 21, 2007 From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gel_pen " What distinguishes a gel pen from a ballpoint pen is the gel ink. It consists of pigment suspended in a water-based gel.[1] The pigments are typically copper phthalocyanine and iron oxides, and the gel is made up of water and biopolymers, such as Xanthan gum and tragacanth gum, as well as some types of polyacrylate thickeners. Since pigments are opaque, gel pens are available in bright colours that stand out on darker paper. " --- Brad <surfboard_bedboard wrote: > I use gel pens at work. Are they vegetarian > friendly? > I just got to thinking, what is the gel made > from???? > Is it a gelatin of some sort? > > Thanks for any help with this......Brad > > > > ______________________________\ ____ > Never miss an email again! > Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail > arrives. > http://tools.search./toolbar/features/mail/ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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