Emollient · Ingredients & raw materials
White soft paraffin (petroleum jelly)
5+ suppliersRefined semi-solid mixture of petroleum hydrocarbons that forms an occlusive barrier on skin. Used as the base for lip balms, healing ointments, cold creams, foot creams and baby care, from a few percent in creams up to 100% in jelly products. Sold in IP, BP and USP grades with snow-white cosmetic qualities.
Grade 3
- White soft paraffin IP
- Snow white, cosmetic (IP/BP/USP)
- Yellow soft paraffin IP
Pack size 5
- 1 kg jar
- 5 kg pail
- 15 to 18 kg tin
- 45 to 50 kg drum
- 170 to 190 kg drum
Spec
- INCI name
- Petrolatum
- CAS number
- 8009-03-8
- Appearance
- White to snow-white, translucent, smooth soft mass
- Drop melting point
- About 38 to 60 C depending on grade
- Consistency at 25 C
- 100 to 300 (1/10 mm cone penetration)
- Sulphated ash
- 0.1% max
- Solubility
- Insoluble in water and alcohol, soluble in chloroform
- Standard met
- IP (white soft paraffin), BP, USP
- Shelf life
- 36 to 60 months
- Usual minimum
- 45 kg
- HSN code
- 27121090
- GST
- 18%
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