Product Description
We are reckoned in the global market as a leading manufacturer, supplier and exporter of Petroleum Jelly. Our products are prepared by making use of fine quality mineral oils and imported waxes under the strict supervision of expert professionals to rule out any flaw. Our Petroleum jelly finds extensive usage as a lubricating agent, softener, extender and in furniture polishes and coatings apart for the usual cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations. This product is characterized by good oil retaining capacity and high viscosity and optimum composition.
Features of White Petroleum Jelly:
1) Our range of Unijell cosmetic / pharmaceutical Petroleum Jellies are a smooth ointment like, highly refined semi - solids which exhibits very good lubricity properties
2) Bright homogenous unctuous mass with excellent fibre and structural strength
3) Our Petroleum Jellies are stable to light & oxidation
4) Manufactured in accordance with the purity norms as per the European Commission and the USFDA
5) This product is made free from elemental impurities by multiple levels of purification and refining
6) Tailor made for skincare and hair-care formulations
7) Maintains good structure during processing and congeals to form a smooth surface while packaging which adds to aesthetic value
8) Petroleum Jelly is available in the following colours:
9) Bright snow-white, Off-White, Pearl-White, Lily, Pale-Yellow, Bright-Yellow and Amber
APPLICATIONS:
1) Cosmetic and Pharmaceutical formulations / Topical
2) Furniture industry
3) Paper industry
4) Rubber industry
5) Plastic industry
APPLICATIONS IN FOOD / COSMETIC / PHARMACEUTICALS:
1) White / Yellow Petroleum Jelly find varied applications as an excipient in cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations; some of which are:
a) Ointments
b) Pain balms
c) Cosmetic creams
d) Salves
e) Pain rums
f) Foot care creams
g) Hair food formulations
h) Eye applicaps
2) This product is used as an active ingredient in gauze dressings and skin protective formulations.
3) Petroleum Jelly is used as a general-purpose lubricant in the food industry.
4) Other applications include use in:
a) Dental adhesive formulations
b) Hand cleansers
c) Sunscreens
TYPICAL CHARACTERISTICS:
1) Snow white to Yellow, translucent, odourless, when rubbed on skin and tasteless.
2) Preserves the integrity of the active ingredient used to get the desired result.
3) Soluble in Chloroform and Solvent Ether, but is insoluble in Alcohol and Water.
4) Smooth long-fibred structure is absorbed well by the body tissues ensuring that the active ingredient is effectively delivered.
5) Moisture loss resistance, High structural strength with oil retention property even at elevated temperatures.
PACKAGING:
1) 175 / 195 kg metal (MS) or plastic (HMHDPE) barrels
2) Neutral packaging available on request
3) Petroleum Jelly is filled in double liner food-grade polythene bags. This is to avoid contact between the material and the walls of the barrel.
4) Petroleum Jelly is also available without polythene bags in MS barrels with food grade epoxy / lacquer coated MS barrels
5) The choice of packaging for Petroleum Jelly will depend on the facility to unload the material at customers production site.
CONTAINER STUFFING:
1) Palletised container stuffing
a) Pack size will be 195 kg per MS barrel
b) 20 pallets can be fit in a 20 ft. container
c) 4 barrels can be put on a pallet
d) Total 80 barrels (15600 kg) can be stuffed in a 20 ft. container
2) Unpalletised container stuffing
a) Pack size will be 175 kg per MS barrel
b) Total 96 barrels (16800 kg) can be stuffed in a 20 ft. container
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION:
Pharmacopoeial compliance | -
Indian Pharmacopoeia [IP] -
British Pharmacopoeia [BP] -
United States Pharmacopoeia [USP] -
European Pharmacopoeia [Ph. Eur.] -
Japanese Pharmacopoeia [JP] |
Other compliances | -
21 CFR 172.880 -
REACH registered -
Halal -
GMP |
CAS No. | 8009-03-8 |
HS code | 27.12.10.90 |
INCI name | Petrolatum (USA) Vaselinum album (EU) |
Synonyms | -
White Soft Paraffin -
White Petrolatum -
Petrolatum -
White Vaseline -
Vazlin |
Physical form | Semi-solid unctuous substance |
Shelf life | 03 years |
Specification for IP grade White Soft Paraffin [White Soft Paraffin IP]
Typical properties | Specification |
Colour | White to off - white |
Solubility | Complies |
Acidity & Alkalinity | Complies |
Fixed Oils, Fats and Rosins | Complies |
Sulphated Ash | Less than 0.1 % |
Consistency @ 25C (0.1 mm) * | 100 - 300 |
Melting Range, C * | 38 - 56 |
Foreign Organic Matter | Complies |
Light Absorption of 0.05% w/v solution in iso-octane at 240 - 290 nm | NMT 0.5 |
All testing methods as per Indian Pharmacopoeia
Specification for BP / Ph. Eur. grade White Soft Paraffin [White Soft Paraffin BP / White Soft Paraffin Ph. Eur.]
Characteristic | Test Method | Specification |
Colour | Visual | White to off - white |
Appearance | BP / Ph. Eur. | Complies |
Solubility | BP / Ph. Eur. | Complies |
IDENTIFICATION (as per BP / Ph. Eur.):
Ref. alphabet | Identification | Test Method | Specification |
A | Drop point, C * | BP / Ph. Eur. | 35 - 70 |
C | | BP / Ph. Eur. | Complies |
D | Appearance | BP / Ph. Eur. | Complies |
TESTS:
Test | Test Method | Specification |
Acidity or alkalinity | BP / Ph. Eur. | Complies |
Consistency at 25 C (0.1 mm) * | ASTM D 937 | 60 - 300 |
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons | BP / Ph. Eur. | Complies |
Sulphated ash | BP / Ph. Eur. | Not more than 0.05% |
* Parameters can be adjusted as per customer requirement.
TAILOR MADE SPECIFICATION: We can match your in-house specification for Yellow Petroleum Jelly / Yellow Soft Paraffin. Please contact us for more information.