Emollient · Ingredients & raw materials
Light liquid paraffin (mineral oil)
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Highly refined, colourless and odourless white mineral oil used as an occlusive emollient in baby oil, hair oil, cold cream, lotions, ointments and makeup removers. Light grade is thinner; heavy liquid paraffin is more viscous. Use from a few percent in creams up to 100% in baby oils; buy IP grade or BIS IS 7299 cosmetic grade.
Grade 4
- Light liquid paraffin IP
- Light liquid paraffin BP/USP
- Heavy liquid paraffin IP
- Cosmetic white oil (IS 7299)
Pack size 4
- 5 litre can
- 26 litre carboy
- 50 litre carboy
- 210 litre drum
Spec
- INCI name
- Paraffinum Liquidum (Mineral Oil)
- CAS number
- 8042-47-5 / 8012-95-1
- Appearance
- Transparent, colourless oily liquid, free from fluorescence
- Weight per ml at 20 to 25 C
- 0.820 to 0.880 g (light grade)
- Dynamic viscosity at 20 C
- 25 to 80 mPa s (light grade, IP)
- Standard met
- IP / BP / USP, or IS 7299 (mineral oil for cosmetic industry)
- Light absorption 240 to 280 nm
- 0.10 max (IP)
- Shelf life
- 36 to 60 months
- Storage
- Closed drums, away from heat and oxidisers
- Usual minimum
- 50 litre
- HSN code
- 27101986
- GST
- 18%
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