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Identification & Functionality
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- Product Origin
COSMACOL EMI is manufactured from following raw materials:
- Alcohols C12 – C13 mono-branched with synthetic origin
- Malic acid with synthetic origin
Features & Benefits
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Applications & Uses
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- Application Format
- Hair Care Applications
- Recommended Uses & Known Applications
- COSMACOL EMI has good moisturizing properties and it helps to regulate sebum level, used in treatment of aged skin and greasy skin.
- COSMACOL EMI provides rich texture without greasy feeling on the skin even in combination with high amount of waxy components.
- In hair care formulations COSMACOL EMI improves silkiness and overall dry manageability of the hair.
- Usage level
- Skin care: 3–5 wt%
- Hair conditioners: 0.5–2 wt%
- Make-up: 5–15 wt%
- Shampoos: 0.3 wt%
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Clear liquid
- Soluble in
- Water
- Typical Properties
- Microbiological Values
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
Esters purity | min. 90 | % mass | RCM 1111 |
Free Water (Karl Fischer) | max. 0.5 | % mass | RCM 3804 |
Refractive Index at 20°C | 1.456 | - | ASTM D1218 |
Viscosity at 20°C | 95 | cSt | ASTM D445, ASTM D7042 |
Color | max. 50 | APHA | RCM 3607 |
Iodine Number | max. 1 | g/100g | 600-39 |
Flash Point | min. 125 | °C | ASTM D 93 |
Free Alcohol | max. 10 | % mass | RCM 1111 |
Acid Number | max. 3 | mg KOH/g | RCM 3817 |
Density at 20°C | 933 | kg/m3 | ASTM D7042, ASTM D4052 |
Pour Point | approx. -51 | °C | ASTM D97 |
HLB Required | 12 | - | Calculated |
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
Total Yeasts/Moulds Count | max. 10 | CFU/g | Eu.Ph. 5.1.4 |
Total Aerobic Microbial Count | max. 100 | CFU/g | Eu.Ph. 5.1.4 |
Packaging & Availability
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- Packaging Information
COSMACOL EMI is generally supplied in drums. 25 and 190 kg drums; 900 kg IBC
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 2 years
- Storage and Handling
- It is suggested to keep COSMACOL EMI at temperature below 30°C, it is preferable to protect from heating and moisture sources in order to minimize hydrolysis phenomena.
- COSMACOL EMI is a clear liquid at room temperature it becomes a solid wax at temperature lower than -51°C