Thickening agents or thickeners are substances which when added to an aqueous mixture; increase its viscosity without substantially modifying its other properties such as taste. They provide body, increase stability, and improve suspending action. Thickening agents are often food additives. This thickners are the agents which are used in leather as well as paint industry. For making extra soft khadi self thickening is very appropriate. It also gives high performance in Gold and Zari printing with excellent fastness. High Performance binders for pigment printing, clear, soft and transparent film with excellent rubbing fastness for brilliant shades, considerable saving in thickening agents.