L Menthol crystal menthol, 100% pure

Appearance at 20°c 

Crystalline solid 

Color 

Colorless 

Odor 

Cool, mentholic 

Taste 

Characteristic, refreshing 

Optical rotation (°) 

-51 / -48 

Density at 20°c (g/ml)) 

0,813 - 0,820 

Refractive index nd20 

1,3700 - 1,3750 

Flashpoint (°c) 

93 

Solubility 

Slightly soluble in water 

Assay (% gc) 

L-menthol > 99 

 

Introduction of L-menthol Crystal:
L-menthol Crystal are cooling, refreshing, and have a pleasantly strong minty aroma. They are often used in cosmetics, salves, balms, medicated creams, throat lozenges, toothpaste, mouthwash, gum, foot sprays, pain relief or cooling body products, shampoos, conditioners, liniments, shaving creams, oral or throat sprays, compresses, medicated oils, and cooling gels. Menthol crystals are excellent for use in these products to help relieve muscular aches and pains, coughing, congestion, the flu, and upper respiratory problems. Since Menthol crystals are so concentrated, only a very small amount is needed within products. When purchasing Menthol crystals remember that a good quality menthol crystal usually contains not less than 99.4% menthol.

Application of L-menthol Crystal:
-Applied in food field, often used as additives, with distinct fragrance smell, menthol can promote digestion and increase appetite;
-Applied in daily necessities field, menthol can be added into a large amount of oral cleaning products, such as dentifrices, mouthwash and tooth powder;
-Applied in pharmaceutical field, because menthol has the function of inhibition and paralysis to sensory nerve endings, it can be used as counter irritant.

 

 

Function ofL-menthol Crystal:

-L-menthol Crystal has effect on inflammation of the eye, sore throat, ulcers in the mouth;

-L-menthol Crystal is used to treat rubella measles; discomfort with feeling of distension in the chest and hypochondriac regions;

-L-menthol Crystal has function of headache in influenza, upper respiratory infection and other epidemic febrile diseases at the inital stage.