once the powder was fully dispersed the homogenisation speed was increased to 24000 rpm for 2 3 minutes 3 the thus obtained particles were left to equilibrate for at least 1 hour before being measured the obtained mix appeared to be translucent in order to determine the particle size of the dispersed particles a malvern mastersizer x was employed the results are set out in table 3 table 3______________________________________particle size distribution suspended carrageenanparticles cumulative mean diameters upper limit u03bcm no 4______________________________________ 15 58 0 32 22 97 8 04 33 87 35 08 49 95 67 54 73 66 89 47 108 61 97 70 160 17 98 84 286 82 98 84 513 61 98 91 1356 26 100 00______________________________________ a moisturizing personal care product was prepared using the following formulation all percentages by dry weight 2 5 spray dried kappa carrageenan similar to the carrageenan obtained in example 3 i all ingredients excluding the carrageenan were dissolved in the water at room temperature ii the carrageenan was gradually added to the resulting liquid and suspended using an t25 ultraturrax with a 18g probe on a low speed setting iii once the suspension is complete it was mixed at a higher shear setting for about 2 minutes to achieve a smooth texture the resulting product was a pourable smooth composition with a fatty like appearance suitable for topical application to the skin a dressing type product was prepared using the following recipe all percentages based on dry weight 6 co spray dried agar maltodextrin xanthan mixture ratio 1 3 0 05 respectively maltodextrin being a 2de maltodextrin paselli sa2 ex avebe.