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Koster Keunen Paraffin 133/142
- CAS Number
- 8002-74-2
- EC Number
- 232-315-6
- INCI Name
- Paraffin
- Chemical Name
- Paraffin Waxes & Hydrocarbon Waxes
Paraffin wax is made up of straight chain, saturated hydrocarbons with low oil content. Koster Keunen carries an assortment of different straight cut paraffins which vary by molecular weight and melt point to best fit your requirements.
Identification
- Chemical Family
- Waxes
Product families
Applications
Personal Care — Beauty & Care
- Color Cosmetics
HI&I Care — Home Care
- Other Home Care Applications
- Surface Care
HI&I Care — Institutional & Industrial Care
- Other Institutional & Industrial Care
Product Families
Cleaning Ingredients — Functional Additives
- Waxes
Cosmetic Ingredients — Functionals
- Fats Butters & Waxes
- Film Formers
- Rheology Modifiers
Other characteristics
- Synonyms
- Hydrocarbon waxes, Petroleum waxes
- Functions
- Film Former, Viscosity Modifier
- Labeling Claims
Non-Irritant, Non-Reactive, Non-Toxic, Ulta Beauty's Conscious Beauty; Non-Irritant; Non-Reactive; Non-Toxic; Ulta Beauty's Conscious Beauty
- Markets
- HI&I Care
- Personal Care
- Shelf LIfe
- 2 years
- Technology
- Cleaning Ingredients
- Cosmetic Ingredients
- Benefit Claims
- Smoothing
- Softening
- Chemical Inventories
- AICS (Australia)
- DSL (Canada)
- ENCS (Japan)
- IECSC (China)
- Formulation Guideline
Paraffin is non-toxic, non-irritating, and non-reactive. It offers excellent water barrier properties. Formulators have used paraffin in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, fruit and vegetable coatings, textiles, polishes, lubricants, adhesives, candles, electronics, and crayons.
- Home Care Applications
- Polishes
- Certifications and Compliance
- Kosher
- REACH (Europe)
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Film Former
- Viscosity Modifier
Technical data
Table 1 of 1
1 row| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melting point | 133-142 | °F | (USP 741) |
