LIPEX® SMP™

Lipex SMP™ is a highly versatile, oxidative-stable, solid emollient with a sharp melting profile and excellent crystallinity. It combines a silky-smooth richness with a soft-dry skin feel to offer unique textures transformations in face, hand and body care formulations. Suitable for both emulsion and anhydrous-based systems, it is an excellent base for creating aerated products and is an efficient texturiser for cosmetic pencils, sticks and crayons.

Brand: LIPEX (20 products)

INCI Name: Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil

Ingredient Origin: Natural Origin, Plant Origin

Functions: Emollient, Texturizing Agent

Labeling Claims: Animal Products-free, Clean at Sephora, Credo Clean Standard, Halal, Kosher, Natural, Naturally Derived, Non-GMO, Not Tested on Animals, Organic, Ulta Beauty's Conscious Beauty, Vegan, Vegetarian

Certifications & Compliance: COSMOS, ECOCERT, Halal, IECIC (China), Kosher, Organic Certified, REACH (Europe), RSPO MassBalance Certified

Benefit Claims: Cooling Effect, Dry Feel, Excellent Crystallization Control, Good Oxidative Stability, Long Shelf Life, Silky Feel, Smooth Texture, Soft Feel, Texturizing, Versatility

Synonyms: Hardened vegetable oils, Hydrogenated mixed vegetable oils, Hydrogenated plant oils, Hydrogenated shortening, Hydrogenated vegetable fats, Hydrogenated vegetable oil, Hydrogenated vegetable shortening, Vegetable shortening

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Identification & Functionality

Features & Benefits

Benefit Claims
Labeling Claims
Product Highlights

Highly versatile, oxidative-stable, solid emollient with a sharp melting profile for achieving unique texture transformations. Excellent base for creating aerated products and efficient texturizer for cosmetic pencils, sticks and crayons.

Background

Sustainably sourced from renewable botanicals, our range of semi-solid and solid butters have been carefully optimized to offer varying melting profiles, crystallization properties and skin care benefits. With this lineup we make choosing the best, most natural fit for your formulation needs as easy as possible.

Applications & Uses

Markets
Applications
Application Format
Color Cosmetic Applications
Use Level
1 - 20% (Skin care)
Application

skin care, make up, cosmetic stick and pencil formulations

Properties

Physical Form
Typical Properties
ValueUnitsTest Method / Conditions
Acid Valuemax. 0.2mgKOH/gIUPAC 2.201(m)
Color 5 1/4" Redmax. 1-Lovibond Tintometer
Iodine Value Hanusmax. 4-IUPAC 2.205(m)
Oil Stability Index (at 110°C)100hAOCS Cd 12b-92(m)
Peroxide Valuemax. 1meq/kgAOCS Cd 8b-90(m)
Slip Melting Point35°CAOCS Cc 3-25(m)
Solid Fat Content (at 20°C)82%IUPAC 2.150(a)
Solid Fat Content (at 25°C)60%IUPAC 2.150(a)
Solid Fat Content (at 30°C)31%IUPAC 2.150(a)
Solid Fat Content (at 35°C)4%IUPAC 2.150(a)

Regulatory & Compliance

Certifications & Compliance
Sustainability

Sold by AAK Sweden,
LIPEX SMP supplied under Mass Balance Supply Chain Model
RSPO Supply Chain Certification No. CU-RSPO SCC-817671

Technical Details & Test Data

Technical Information

Unleash your imagination to fashion new formulations offering unique texture transformations. Solid at room temperature, Lipex SMP transforms rapidly to a low viscosity liquid at body temperature with the potential to provide a cooling sensation when melting. So go wild with everything from precision lip pencils that glide on like a balm to aerated soufflés that melt onto the skin at first touch.

AAK Personal Care Lipex SMP Technical Information

Storage & Handling

Shelf Life
24 months
Storage & Shelf Life

Lipex SMP™ should be stored in dark, dry and odor free conditions. Recommended storage temperature is 15-20°C or below.

When stored in unopened original container according to recommended storage conditions, the recommended maximum storage time is 24 months from the production date. Within this time Lipex SMP™ fulfills the shelf life specification.

Shelf Life Specification

  • Peroxide value (meq/kg) max 5
  • Acid value max 1.0