MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX manufacturers and suppliers

MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX suppliers

Properties

solubility: Soluble in benzene, chloroform, and ether; slightly soluble in ethanol; practically insoluble in water. When melted, microcrystalline wax is miscible with volatile oils and most warm fixed oils.

Odor: at 100.00?%. odorless

Safety Information

Signal word: Warning

Hazard statements: H319

Precautionary statements: P264-P280-P305+P351+P338-P337+P313P

Use

Microcrystalline wax is used mainly as a stiffening agent in topical creams and ointments. The wax is used to modify the crystal structure of other waxes (particularly paraffin wax) present in a mixture so that changes in crystal structure, usually exhibited over a period of time, do not occur. Microcrystalline wax also minimizes the sweating or bleeding of oils from blends of oils and waxes. Microcrystalline wax generally has a higher melting point than paraffin wax, and higher viscosity when molten, thereby increasing the consistency of creams and ointments when incorporated into such formulations. Microcrystalline wax is also used in oral controlled-release matrix pellet formulations for various active compounds and as a tablet- and capsule-coating agent. In controlled-release systems, microcrystalline wax coatings can also be used to affect the release of drug from ion-exchange resin beads. Microcrystalline wax is also used in confectionery, cosmetics, and food products.

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