Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Name
- INCI Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- CAS No.
- 194043-92-0
- EC No.
- 606-306-6
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
- Product Highlights
Fully-traceable and advanced shea butter with a creamy texture, high melting point, rapid crystallization and documented skin moisturizing benefits. Suitable for skin care, lip care and dermo cosmetics.
- Background
Sustainably sourced from renewable botanicals, our range of semi-solid and solid butters have been carefully optimized to offer varying melting profiles, crystallization properties and skin care benefits. With this lineup we make choosing the best, most natural fit for your formulation needs as easy as possible.
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Use Level
- 1 - 5% (Skin care- Lotions and creams), 3 - 30% (Skin care- Body butters), 2 - 4% (Lip Care)
- Application
- LIPEX® SheaSoft™ TR offers new possibilities for formulating superior body butters that deliver all the nourishing benefits of shea with enhanced esthetics and a premium skin feel.
- The high melting point and rapid crystallization pattern ensure smooth, homogenous formulations with excellent thermal stability and long shelf life.
- An effective moisturizer, it forms a barrier-protecting lipid film on the skin to reduce trans-epidermal water loss.
- LIPEX® SheaSoft™ TR also makes an excellent texturizer and sensory enhancer, improving the consistency of formulations and delivering a rich, luxurious skin feel.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Typical Properties
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Acid Value | max. 0.5 | mgKOH/g | IUPAC 2.201(m) |
| Color 5 1/4" Red | max. 2 | — | Lovibond Tintometer |
| Density (at 50°C) | 0.89 | g/cm3 | Electronic density meter |
| Fatty Acid Composition (C16:0) | 4 | % | IUPAC 2.304 |
| Fatty Acid Composition (C18:0) | 42 | % | IUPAC 2.304 |
| Fatty Acid Composition (C18:1) | 45 | % | IUPAC 2.304 |
| Fatty Acid Composition (C18:2) | 6 | % | IUPAC 2.304 |
| Hydroxyl Value | 5 | mgKOH/g | AOCS Cd 13-60(m) |
| Iodine Value Wijs | 58 - 68 | — | IUPAC 2.205 |
| Oil Stability Index (at 110°C) | 20 | h | AOCS Cd 12b-92(m) |
| Peroxide Value | max. 1 | meq/kg | AOCS Cd 8b-90(m) |
| Refractive Index (at 60°C) | 1.457 | — | Automatic Refractometer |
| Saponification Value | 183 | mgKOH/g | IUPAC 2.202 |
| Slip Melting Point | 51 | °C | AOCS Cc 3-25 |
| Unsaponifiable Matter | 7 | % | AOCS Ca 6a-40 |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Chemical Inventories
Technical Details & Test Data
- Technical Information
LIPEX® SheaSoft™ TR is a fully traceable, semi-solid shea butter with a slow, smooth melting profile that gives a unique creamy texture and enhanced sensory benefits.
LIPEX® SheaSoft™ TR has documented moisturizing benefits and is produced using only shea kernels from a segregated supply chain, fully traceable to our Kolo Nafaso direct sourcing program in West Africa.
- Empowering women
- Improving livelihoods
- Securing the future
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging
Cartons of 25 kg
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 2 years
- Storage & Shelf Life
LIPEX® SheaSoft™ TR should be stored in dark, dry and odor free conditions. Recommended storage temperature is 15- 20°C or below.
When stored in unopened original container according to recommended storage conditions, the recommended maximum storage time is two years from the production date. Within this time Lipex Sheasoft™ TR fulfills the shelf life specification.
Shelf Life Specification
- Peroxide value (meq/kg) max 5
- Acid value max 1.0