Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Name
- Ingredient Name
- Animal Feed & Nutrition Functions
- Food Ingredients Functions
- Pharma & Nutraceuticals Functions
- CAS No.
- 8009-03-8
- Ingredients
- Petrolatum
- EC No.
- 232-373-2
Features & Benefits
- Labeling Claims
- Food Ingredients Features
- Formulating Lasting Partnerships
- The Penreco product lines of Versagel®, petrolatums and mineral oils are used in numerous baby care applications such as oils, balms, moisturizers, lotions, sun block and diaper creams. Each product line is available in multiple viscosity ranges and are suitable for a wide variety of personal care formulations. For more than 100 years, Penreco has specialized in niche product blending to meet customer specific requirements. We’re proud to offer safe stable products that provide a moisturizing agent as well as a gel structure for ease of formulation.
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Dosage Form
- Food & Nutrition Applications
- Formulating Lasting Partnerships Products Designed with Care
The Penreco product lines of Versagel®, Versastique™, petrolatums and mineral oils are used in numerous lip care applications such as lip oils, glosses, polish, liners, stains, balms, scrubs and lipstick. Each product line is available in multiple viscosity ranges and is suitable for a wide variety of personal care formulations.
For more than 100 years, Penreco has specialized in niche product blending to meet customer specific requirements. We’re proud to offer safe, stable products that provide a moisturizing agent as well as a gel structure for ease of formulation.
- Baby Care
- Babies have mild and sensitive skin which require extra care and attention. It is very thin and it is much different from the skin of adults. Use of mild soaps, shampoos, wipes, lotions and oil ensures the protection of the baby’s delicate skin. Today’s baby care products need to be gentle on the skin to prevent rashes and other skin irritations. We take these needs into account to help us produce our Drakeol® Mineral Oil, Versagel®, and Petrolatum that are used in baby care applications.
- Petrolatums Customized Start to Finish
We are devoted to understanding the unique chemistry required to deliver customized petrolatum products to meet the specific needs of today’s consumer products. Our manufacturing process delivers high purity, extremely stable and custom natural colors.
- Recognized by the FDA as an OTC “Skin Protectant”
- Non-comedogenic
- USP, EP and JP monographs
- Biodegradable and not animal tested
- Lip Care
- The lip’s exposed membrane structure is different from other skin. Lips do not have the many protective layers of stratum corneum that is found in other skin. Lips also do not have the protection provided by the sweat glands and oil glands. Therefore, the lips are more vulnerable to any exposure to natural elements such as wind, cold, sun, etc. Long-term negligence of the lips will result in chapping, cracking, bleeding and the appearance of premature aging. Because of the structure of their skin, lips require consistent moisturization and protection if they are subject to exposure. We take these needs into account to help us produce our Drakeol® Mineral Oil, Petrolatum, VersastiqueTM and Versagel® that are used in lip care applications.
- Petrolatums Customized Start to Finish
We are devoted to understanding the unique chemistry required to deliver customized petrolatum products to meet the specific
needs of today’s consumer products. Our manufacturing process delivers high purity, extremely stable and custom natural colors.- Recognized by the FDA as an OTC “Skin Protectant”
- USP, EP and JP monographs
- Non-comedogenic
- Biodegradable and not animal tested
Properties
- Specifications
- Note
- All Drakeol products are stabilized with less than 20 ppm dl-alpha tocopherol (vitamin E).
- Colors for all Drakeol products are ASTM Saybolt.
- Test methods used are current USP/ASTM or validated Penreco equivalents.
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Viscosity (at 210 °F) | 57/70 | SUS | ASTM D2161 |
| Consistency (at 77 °F) | 210/240 | — | USP/ASTM D937 |
| Maximum Lovibond Color 2" Cell IP17 | 2.0Y | — | — |
| Melting Point | 118/130 (48/54) | °F (°C) | USP/ASTM D127 |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Chemical Inventories
- Grade
- Regulatory Information
- Petrolatum is included on the TSCA Inventory.
- The CAS number for all products listed above is 8009-03-8.
- See Safety Data sheet for additional health, safety and disposal information.
- All Penreco USP petrolatums meet the following FDA regulations: 21 C.F.R. § 172.880 regarding direct food additives,
- 21 C.F.R. § 178.3700 regarding indirect food additives, and 21 C.F.R. § 573.720 regarding animal food additives.
Penreco specializes in NICHE PRODUCT BLENDING to meet customer or monograph (including, not limited to USP/NF, EP, JP, EU) specific requirements.
Technical Details & Test Data
- MINERAL OIL AND VERSAGEL MP
Study to Determine Comparative Mildness of Ingredients
A clinical study was conducted using 100 micro liters occlusive patches of product applied to backs of subjects for 14 days. Using the Berger & Bowman Grading score, the skin patches were evaluated and given standardized cumulative irritation scores. The study showed that Drakeol 7 (D7) was more than 50% less irritating than a commercial baby oil (BO) while Versagel MP 750 had a similarly low irritation score to BO. The study also showed the anionic surfactant sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) which is a known skin irritant as a positive control. The BO and SLS provided benchmarks that further showed how both Drakeol 7 White Mineral Oil and Versagel MP are very mild ingredients in applications such as moisturizers and offer hydration without irritating sensitive skin.
Standardized Irritation Scores