Ointments cocoa butter

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. " ... 

Chem. Descrip. Hydrogenated vegetable oil CAS 68938-37-4 EINECS/ELINCS 269-820-6 Uses Cocoa butter replacement for foods (confectionery coatings, dairy toppings, baked goods) emollient in personal care prods, (lipsticks, pomades, solid fragrances, antiperspirant sticks, creams/lotions), pharmaceuticals (base for suppositories, ointments, creams)... 

The consistency of ointment sticks has to be high enough to prevent deformation while being used, but it should enable for active substances to be abraded. A suitable base is made from equal amounts of cocoa butter, white wax, wool fat and cetyl palmitate (synthetic spermaceti) or cocoa butter only. Ointment sticks with cacao butter only are used for cracked lips or to prevent lips cracking. Ointment sticks are packaged in aluminium foil and dispensed in a glass or synthetic jar. They can also be placed in lipstick holders. 

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... 

Tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol 2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol solvent, occlusive Wheat (Triticum vulgare) germ oil solvent, occlusive make up Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) butter solvent, occlusive ointments Walnut (Juglans regia) oil solvent, occlusive OTC pharmaceuticals Cocoa (Theobroma cacao) butter solvent, occlusive pharmaceutical topicals Walnut (Juglans regia) oil solvent, occlusive sun preps. 

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