What is it? Stearic acid is a natural ingredient that increases hardness when added to natural soaps. This is a kind of fatty acid extracted from palm. It has excellent skin safety and is good for making thick cosmetics containing a lot of moisture or making soap.
Ingredient Detail
| Product Name | Stearic Acid |
| INCI Name | Stearic Acid |
| Category | Thickener |
| What is it? | It is a natural ingredient that increases hardness when added to natural soaps. This is a kind of fatty acid extracted from palm. It has excellent skin safety and is good for making thick cosmetics containing a lot of moisture or making soap. |
| Product Origin? | Palm |
| EWG Score | 1 |
| Appearance | 백색의 가루 |
| Scent | peculiar smell |
| Solubility | Oil |
| PH | |
| Usage | Used as a thickener, thickener, and emulsifier stabilizer for soap |
| Usage Rate | Cp Soap: 1-2% Facial: 0.5~3% |
| Detail | 1. It is a fatty acid derived from palm. 2. As a fatty acid, it has excellent viscosity, but it can give a wax-like feel to lotions and creams, and its application and absorption properties are slightly poor. 3. As an emulsifier for cosmetics, it can be used when making thick cosmetics containing a lot of moisture. 4. It is a fatty acid that feels like wax, and when manufacturing natural soap, adding an appropriate amount to the oil layer plays a role in making the soap hard. 5. It is insoluble in water but soluble in oil. Melting point melts at 70 degrees. |
| Storage | Sealed and stored in a cool, dry place out of sunlight (Please do not exceed 4℃.) |
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