Dalkem Pure Benzyl Alcohol 99.9% USP Grade 450 mL

Name: Dalkem Pure Benzyl Alcohol 99.9% USP Grade 450 mL
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Pure Benzyl Alcohol

USP Grade

Benzyl Alcohol is an organic alcohol found in many fruits and teas.

Benzyl Alcohol has a hydroxyl group (-OH), while the related compound, Benzoic Acid has a carboxyl group (-COOH).

Sodium Benzoate, Calcium Benzoate and Potassium Benzoate are salts of Benzoic Acid. Benzyl Benzoate is an ester of Benzyl Alcohol and Benzoic Acid.

Benzyl Alcohol, Benzoic Acid and its salts, and Benzyl Benzoate are used in a wide variety of cosmetics and personal care products, including baby products, bath products, soaps and detergents, eye makeup, blushers, cleansing products, make up products, as well as hair, nail and skin care products.

Why is it used in cosmetics and personal care products?

The following functions have been reported for these ingredients.

Fragrance ingredient - Benzyl Alcohol, Benzoic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Benzyl Benzoate

pH adjuster - Benzoic Acid

Preservative - Benzyl Alcohol, Benzoic Acid, Sodium Benzoate, Calcium Benzoate, Potassium Benzoate

Solvent - Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Benzoate

Viscosity decreasing agent - Benzyl Alcohol

Applications

Benzyl alcohol is a versatile co-solvent used in a wide range of curing agent formulations for epoxy resins used in coatings, flooring systems, adhesives, etc.

The product can also be used as a co-catalyst and plasticizer and to keep the temperature low during the curing process.

In paint strippers benzyl alcohol is used as an environmentally friendly substitute for methylene chloride.

Major applications are in industrial paint stripping (in particular in formulations used for aircraft) and in architectural, professional and do-it-yourself paint stripping.

In the pharmaceutical industry benzyl alcohol is used as a preservative, in emulsions and ointments and in insect-bite lotions.

Benzyl alcohol NF/FCC grade is used as a raw material in the manufacture of its various esters, which are used in the soap, perfume and flavor industries and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polypeptides.

Examples of these esters are benzyl acetate and benzyl benzoate. Benzyl acetate is used in flavors for its pear-like taste, as a jasmine perfume ingredient and as a fixative for artificial musks.

Benzyl benzoate finds application in pharmaceuticals, as a fixative in perfumes, as a flavoring in confectioneries and chewing gums, and as a softener in lacquers.

Based on the high purity and stable odor profile, benzyl alcohol is also used for fragrance applications.

Other applications of benzyl alcohol include coatings, lacquers, photo developer systems, metal cleaning formulations, cosmetics and hair care applications.

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Dalkem Pure Benzyl Alcohol 99.9% USP Grade 450 mL

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