Petroleum Jelly
Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline)
Density: 0.84
Melting Point: 70-80°C ((ASTM D 127))
Boling Point: 322 °C
Flash Point: 198 °C
Water Solubility: Insoluble in water
Appearance: Paste
Specific Gravity: 0.815～0.880 (60℃)
Color: White
Odor: Odorless
PH: pH (25℃): 4.5～8.0
Storage Condition: Sealed in dry, Room Temperature
All about Petroleum Jelly (Vaseline)
Petroleum jelly, petrolatum, white petrolatum, soft paraffin, or multi-hydrocarbon, CAS number 8009-03-8, is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons (with carbon numbers mainly higher than 25), originally promoted as a topical ointment for its healing properties. Vaseline has been a well-known American brand of petroleum jelly since 1870.
After petroleum jelly became a medicine-chest staple, consumers began to use it for cosmetic purposes and for many ailments including toenail fungus, genital rashes (non-STI), nosebleeds, diaper rash, and common colds.
Petroleum jelly’s benefits come from its main ingredient petroleum, which helps seal your skin with a water-protective barrier. This helps your skin heal and retain moisture. Read on to learn what else you can use petroleum jelly for.
Physical properties
Petroleum jelly is a mixture of hydrocarbons, with a melting point that depends on the exact proportions. The melting point is typically between 40 and 70 °C (105 and 160 °F). It is flammable only when heated to liquid; then the fumes will light, not the liquid itself, so a wick material is needed to ignite petroleum jelly. It is colorless (or of a pale-yellow color when not highly distilled), translucent, and devoid of taste and smell when pure. It does not oxidize on exposure to the air and is not readily acted on by chemical reagents. It is insoluble in water. It is soluble in dichloromethane, chloroform, benzene, diethyl ether, carbon disulfide and turpentine. Petroleum jelly is slightly soluble in alcohol. It acts as a plasticizer on polypropylene (PP), but is compatible with most other plastics. It is a semi-solid, in that it holds its shape indefinitely like a solid, but it can be forced to take the shape of its container without breaking apart, like a liquid, though it does not flow on its own.
Uses
Defoamer; Lubricant; Release agent; Protective coating
It is used in medicine, can also be used for sealing and lubrication, also used in skin care cream, wax hair cream, lipstick and other cosmetic products
It is used for mechanical equipment, metal articles and parts of anti-corrosion, can also be used as grease in the mechanical wear-reducing parts where the temperature is not high and the load is not high.
Raw Materials for Ointment and Cosmetics
It is suitable for use as an excipient for the preparation of pharmaceutical ointment and skin protection ointment, and can be used for precision instruments and medical equipment and other high-grade products of anti-corrosion, can also be used for high-grade cosmetics and other daily necessities of ingredients.
Packing: Plastic or Metal Drums