Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- Chemical Name
- INCI Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Cleaning Ingredients Functions
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Fluids & Lubricants Functions
- CAS No.
- 68411-27-8
- EC No.
- 270-112-4
- Product Families
- Product Origin
COSMACOL EBI is manufactured from following raw materials:
- Alcohols C12 – C15 linear and mono-branched with synthetic origin
- Benzoic acid with synthetic origin
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- HII Features
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Application Format
- Fluids & Lubricants Type
- Color Cosmetic Applications
- Fluids & Lubricants End Use
- Hair Care Applications
- Home Care Applications
- I&I Cleaning Applications
- Recommended Uses & Known Applications
COSMACOL EBI is a polar emollient with highly spreading and very light touch. In sunscreen and make-up formulations COSMACOL EBI is used as dispersing agent for UV filters and pigments.
- Usage level
- Skin care: 3–5 wt%
- Hair conditioners: 1–2 wt%
- Sun care: 3–5 wt%
- Hair sprays: 0.5–1 wt%
- Lipsticks, eye pencils: 3–5 wt%
- Cleansing lotions: 1–5 wt%
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Clear liquid
- Typical Properties
- Microbiological Values
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Esters purity | min. 90 | % mass | RCM 1111 |
| Free Water (Karl Fischer) | max. 0.5 | % mass | RCM 3804 |
| Refractive Index at 20°C | 1.485 | - | ASTM D1218 |
| Viscosity at 20°C | 16 | cSt | ASTM D445, ASTM D7042 |
| Color | max. 50 | APHA | RCM 3607 |
| Iodine Number | max. 1 | g/100g | 600-39 |
| Flash Point | min. 125 | °C | ASTM D 93 |
| Free Alcohol | max. 10 | % mass | RCM 1111 |
| Acid Number | max. 3 | mg KOH/g | RCM 3817 |
| Pour Point | max. –27 | °C | ASTM D97 |
| HLB Required | 9 | - | Calculated |
| Density at 20°C | 933 | kg/m3 | ASTM D7042, ASTM D4052 |
| Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
| Total Yeasts/Moulds Count | max. 10 | CFU/g | Eu.Ph. 5.1.4 |
| Total Aerobic Microbial Count | max. 100 | CFU/g | Eu.Ph. 5.1.4 |
Packaging & Availability
- Regional Availability
- Packaging Information
COSMACOL EBI is generally supplied in drums. 25 and 190 kg drums
Storage & Handling
- Shelf Life
- 3 years
- Preservative System
COSMACOL EBI does not contain any preservative. COSMACOL EBI is not susceptible to microbial growth because of absence water content.
- Storage and Handling
- It is suggested to keep COSMACOL EBI at temperature below 30°C, it is preferable to protect from heati ng and moisture sources in order to minimize hydrolysis phenomena.
- COSMACOL EBI is a clear liquid at room temperature it becomes a solid wax at temperature lower than -27°C.