Stearyl Alcohol
INCI Name: Stearyl Alcohol
CAS : 112-92-5
Applications
Pharmaceutical & Cosmetic
- Ointment
- Cream & Lotions (as a Thickener)
- Surface Cleansing
- Lubrication
- Moisturize Cream
- Used in Hair Conditioners
- Eye makeup
- Foundations
- Skin cleansers
- Used as an Emulsion stabilizer
- Fragrance ingredient
- Surfactant/Emulsifying agent
- Foam booster, & a Viscosity increasing agent
- Helps form emulsions & prevents it from separating into its oil & liquid components.
- Pharma uses: As a Stiffening agent
- Emulsifier and Thickener in Pharmaceutical Formulations & to enhance the water-holding capacity of ointments
Specifications
| Sr. No | Tests | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Description | A white, unctuous mass or almost white flakes or granules; odour, faint and characteristic. |
| 2 | Solubility | A white, unctuous mass or almost white flakes or granules; odour, faint and characteristic. |
| 3 | Appearance of solution | The solution is clear, and not more intensely coloured than reference solution BS6 |
| 4 | Melting point | 55ËšC to 60ËšC |
| 5 | Acid value | NMT 2.0 |
| 6 | Hydroxyl Value | 195 to 220 |
| 7 | Lodine value | NMT 2.0 |
| 8 | Saponification value | NMT 2.0 |
| 9 | Assay | NLT 95 % (GC) |
| Sr. No | Tests | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Description | A white or almost white, unctuous mass flakes or granules |
| 2 | Solubility | Practically insoluble in water soluble in ethanol (96 per cent). When melted, it is miscible with fatty oils, with liquid paraffin and with melted wool fat |
| 3 | Appearance of solution | The solution is clear and not more intensely coloured than reference solution B6 |
| 4 | Melting point | 57ËšC to 60ËšC |
| 5 | Acid value | NMT 1.0 |
| 6 | Hydroxyl Value | 197 to 217 |
| 7 | Lodine value | NMT 2.0 |
| 8 | Saponification value | NMT 2.0 |
| 9 | Assay | NLT 95 % (GC) |
| Sr. No | Tests | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Description | Unctuous, white flakes or granules. Has a faint, characteristic odor and a bland, mild taste |
| 2 | Solubility | Soluble in alcohol and in ether; insoluble in water. |
| 3 | Identification | Chromatographic Identity |
| 4 | Residue on Ignition | NMT 0.1 % |
| 5 | Limit of fatty alcohols | Complies (By GC) |
| 6 | Acid Value | NMT 2.0 |
| 7 | Hydroxyl Value | 195 – 220 |
| 8 | Iodine value | NMT 2.0 |
| 9 | Water | NMT 0.5 % |
| 10 | Assay | 90 % to 102 % (GC) |
| Sr. No | Tests | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Description | Appearance: white or almost white, unctuous flakes, granules or mass. |
| 2 | Solubility | Practically insoluble in water, soluble in ethanol (96 per cent). When melted, it is miscible with fatty oils, with liquid paraffin and with melted wool fat. |
| 3 | Identification | Examine the chromatograms obtained in the assay. |
| 4 | Appearance of solution | The solution is clear and not more intensely coloured than reference solution B6 |
| 5 | Melting point | 57ËšC to 60ËšC |
| 6 | Acid value | NMT 1.0 |
| 7 | Hydroxyl Value | 197 to 217 |
| 8 | Iodine value | NMT 2.0 |
| 9 | Saponification value | NMT 2.0 |
| 10 | Assay | NLT 95 % (GC) |