Emollient cocoa

Cocoa butter Theobroma cacao) Theobroma oil used as emollient in skin cream and making suppositories. 

Emollient Apricot kernel oil Cocoa butter, dibutyl sebacate, dioctyl adipate, isopropyl myristate, lanolin, mineral oil, squalene... 

Mineral oil is used primarily as an excipient in topical pharmaceutical formulations, where its emollient properties are exploited as an ingredient in ointment bases see Table I. It is additionally used in oil-in-water emulsions,as a solvent, and as a lubricant in capsule and tablet formulations, and to a limited extent as a mold-release agent for cocoa butter suppositories. It has also been used in the preparation of microspheres. " ... 

The labeling directions for Preparation H state four times a day as the safe administration guidelines. The phenylephrine shrinks the size of the hemorrhoids and provides relief from the pain and burning, and the cocoa butter provides some emollient relief for expeUing feces. 

Products and Uses Derived from seeds of cocoa plant. In emollient creams, eyelash mascara removers, lipstick, nail cuticle products, blushes, soaps, chocolate, creams, ointments, and medicinal suppositories. As skin softener and lubricant. 

Chem. Descrip. Hydrogenated vegetable oil CAS 68334-28-1 EINECS/ELINCS 269-820-6 Uses Cocoa butler replacement for foods (confectionery coalings, dairy toppings, baked goods) base for suppositories emollient, base for cos-metic/pharmaceutical creams and ointments Features Exc. mold release... 

PEG-75 cocoa butter glycerides Synonyms PEG 4000 cocoa butter glycerides POE (65) cocoa butter glycerides Definition PEG deriv. of cocoa butter glycerides with avg. 75 moles of EO Uses Emollient, humectant, emulsifier in cosmetics... 

For application in food systems and preparation of w/o emulsions, emulsifiers with an HLB value of 3-6 are used, while for the preparation of o/w emulsions substances with an HLB value of 15-18 are used. Emulsifiers with an HLB value of 7-9 are commonly used as moisturisers (emollients). Approximate HLB values of certain emulsifiers and other surfactants are given in Table 11.15. For example, an emulsifier of HLB value 17 is needed for the preparation of an o/w emulsion of oleic acid, an emulsifier of HLB value 9 for beeswax emulsion, an emulsifier of HLB value 6 for rapeseed oil and cocoa butter emulsions and an emulsifier of HLB value 5 for pork lard emulsion. In practice, mixtures of two compatible... 

Cocoa bntter is used extensively as a suppository and ointment base also used as emollient, skin softener, and skin protectant in creams (e.g., massage), lotions, lipsticks, and soaps, among others. 

Uses Emollient, ointment base, cocoa butter replacement in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals emulsifier for food processing binder, lubricant in pharmaceutical tableting, suppositories, pressed powders wax in food-pkg. adhesives defoamer in food-contact paper/paperboard specialty base, emollient, moisturizer, lubricant, vise, modifier in cosmetics bodying agent, emollient, lubricant, moisturizer, vise, modifer in pharmaceuticals... 

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