Pharma Grade

Pharma Grade Petroleum Jelly Definition

Petroleum Jelly is also known as Mineral Jelly or Petrolatum. Pharma Grade Petroleum Jelly is mostly used in emulsion form in cosmetics & pharmaceutical for the preparations of various creams, ointments, lotions etc. Commercial Petroleum Jelly is used in the manufacturing of lubricants & Grease. Petroleum Jelly of good quality is used in Vaseline manufacturing. It is also used as a moisturizer in good quality toilet soaps. It also finds its use as an anti-rusting agent for iron goods like blade, wire surgical instruments etc.

Petroleum jelly, petrolatum, white petrolatum, soft paraffin / paraffin wax or multihydrocarbon, is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons (with carbon numbers mainly higher than 25), originally promoted as a topical ointment for its healing properties.

Pharma Grade Petroleum Jelly Applications

  1. Used as an ointment base, protective dressing and soothing applications to skin.
  2. It is offer excellent barrier to moisture and thus prevents moisture loss from skin.
  3. Used in formulating various cosmetic and personal care preparations.
  4. Heal minor skin scrapes and burns
  5. Hair conditioners.
  6. Hand cleaners.
  7. Lip balms.
  8. Massage creams.
  9. Moisturizing lotions.
  10. Sun care products.
  11. Skin protecting ointments.
  12. Medicated ointments

While petroleum jelly has many benefits, it should be for external use only. Do not eat or insert petroleum jelly. Avoid using petroleum jelly for masturbation or as a vaginal lubricant. According to Reuters, a study of 141 women found that 17 percent used petroleum jelly internally and 40 percent of them tested positive for bacterial vaginosis.

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Pharma Grade Petrolatum CHARACTERISTICS

Petroleum jelly is a mixture of hydrocarbons, having a melting point usually within a few degrees of human body temperature, approximately 37 °C (99 °F). It is flammable only when heated to liquid; then the fumes will light, not the liquid itself, so a wick material like leaves, bark, or small twigs is needed to ignite petroleum jelly.

Pharma Grade Petroleum Jelly (WHITE)

CHARACTERISTICTEST METHODREQUIREMENTS    AS PER PHARMACPIATYPICAL    RESULTS
DescriptionVisualWhite, 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
ColourIP 17/52
  1. 5 (Y)
  2. 2Y
OdourOrganolepticNilNil
ColorUSP 31PassesPasses
Congealing PointASTM D93850°C to 60°C51°C
Drop melting PointASTM D127/USP 3157-60
  1. 5
Acidity or AlkalinityUSP 31NeutralComplies
Fixed oils, fats & resinsUSP 31No ppt or oily matters is producedPasses
Specific Gravity @ 25°CUSP 31
  1. 860 to 0.890
  2. 867
Consistency @ 25°CUSP 31 / ASTM D937180-200 dmm185
Residue on ignitionUSP 31Not more than 0.05%
  1. 02%
Organic acidsUSP 21To passPasses
Polycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsBP 2008To PassPasses
Polynuclear CompoundsFDA 21 CFR 172.880To PassPasses
Kinematic Viscosity @ 99°CASTM D4459 – 12.5
  1. 5

Pharma Grade Petrolatum (Yellow)

CHARACTERISTICSPECIFICATIONRESULT
Appearance
Yellow trancelucent soft unctuousConforms
Drop point
45-60℃54℃
Cone    penetration 0.1mm130℃—230℃146℃
POLYCYCLIC    AROMATIE      HYDROCARBONS 265—420nmNOT MORE THAN 1.080.93
UV ABSORBANCE290nmNOT  MORE THAN 0.50.15
SULPHATED    ASHNOT MORE THAN 0.1%0.08%
PH    ConformsConforms