Benzyl benzoate CAS：120-51-4
Superior Emulsification Performance: Polyoxyl 40 stearate serves as a highly effective emulsifier, enhancing the stability and sensory texture of personal care products such as creams and lotions.
Nonionic Surfactant Traits: As a nonionic surfactant, it facilitates the even distribution of formulation components, rendering it useful across both cosmetic and food industry applications.
Versatile Functional Applications: This chemical is employed in cosmetic, food, and industrial fields, showcasing its dual role as both a surfactant and emulsifying agent.
Stability in Routine Use: It maintains consistent properties under standard storage and operating conditions, guaranteeing reliable performance throughout its service life.
Ethylene Glycol Monostearate is an ester synthesized through the esterification reaction between ethylene glycol and stearic acid. It is primarily applied in the cosmetics and personal care industry as a nonionic pearlescent agent, opacifier, and auxiliary emulsifier. Its core function is to create and sustain the unique pearlescent look and opaque texture in products like body washes, shampoos, and liquid cleansers.
Acting as both an emulsifier and thickener, it is also utilized in the food industry to facilitate the uniform dispersion of oil and water phases. Classified as a fatty acid glycol ester, this compound offers distinct advantages in cosmetic and detergent formulations, as it can endow products with an opaque appearance and a smooth skin feel.
Parameters
| Melting point | 55-60 °C |
| Boiling point | 149 °C |
| density | 0.878 |
| refractive index | 1.4310 (estimate) |
| Fp | 425 |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| solubility | Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Slightly, Heated) |
| pka | 13.90±0.10(Predicted) |
| form | Flakes |
| color | White to pale yellow |
| Odor | at 100.00?%. mild waxy |
| Stability: | Stable under normal conditions., Stable Under Normal Conditions. |
| LogP | 7.629 (est) |
| CAS DataBase Reference | 111-60-4(CAS DataBase Reference) |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Ethylene glycol monostearate (111-60-4) |
Safety Information
| Hazard Codes | T |
| Risk Statements | 60-22-36/37/38-63 |
| Safety Statements | 24/25-45-36/37/39-28-27-26-53 |
| RTECS | WI4100000 |
| TSCA | TSCA listed |
| HS Code | 29189900 |
