White Petroleum Jelly is semi solid mixture of hydrocarbons with specially selected waxes, forming ointment like gels, which are nearly odourless with excellent hydrating characteristics. The resulting gels have excellent emollient properties and consistency for formulating with other active ingredients. Our ability to offer tailor-made formulations help to offer products meeting customers’ precise and exacting specifications. We offers grades that comply with strict standards of BP, USP, NF, EuP, IP and other pharmacopoeias standards. Petroleum Jelly is favoured by personal care and pharmaceutical companies as very versatile, safe and economical formulation base.
Petroleum Jelly uses as an ointment base, protective dressing and soothing applications to skin. These gels offer excellent barrier to moisture and thus prevent moisture loss from skin. Petroleum Jellies are used in formulating various cosmetic and personal care preparations like hair conditioners, hand cleaners, lip balms, massage creams, moisturizing lotions, and sun care products and in various pharmaceutical applications such as skin protecting ointments, medicated ointments etc.
Specification
SR NO.
CHARACTERISTICS
TEST METHOD
REQUIREMENTS AS PER PHARMACPIA
TYPICAL RESULTS
1.
Description
Visual
White, translucent, soft unctuous, retaining these characters on storage & when melted& allowed to cool
without stirring; not more then slightly florescent by day light, even melted; odorless when rubbed on screen.
Complies
2.
Colour
IP 17/52
0.5 (Y)
0.2Y
3.
Odour
Organoleptic
Nil
Nil
4.
Color
USP 31
Passes
Passes
5.
Congealing Point
ASTM D938
50°C to 60°C
51°C
6.
Drop melting Point
ASTM D127/USP 31
57-60
58.5
7.
Acidity or Alkalinity
USP 31
Neutral
Complies
8.
Fixed oils, fats & resins
USP 31
No ppt or oily matters is produced
Passes
9.
Specific Gravity @ 25°C
USP 31
0.860 to 0.890
0.867
10.
Consistency @ 25°C
USP 31 / ASTM D937
180-200 dmm
185
11.
Residue on ignition
USP 31
Not more than 0.05%
0.02%
12.
Organic acids
USP 21
To pass
Passes
13.
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
BP 2008
To Pass
Passes
14.
Polynuclear Compounds
FDA 21 CFR 172.880
To Pass
Passes
15.
Kinematic Viscosity @ 99°C
ASTM D445
9 – 12.5
10.5
Remarks: The above specs confirms to all stated requirements of US Pharmacopeia
