General Description
Synonyms: Amerchol L-101; liquid paraffin and lanolin alcohols; Protalan M16; Protalan M-26.
Description: A pale yellow-colored, oily liquid with a faint characteristic sterol odor.
Chemical Name: Mineral oil
Lanolin alcohols
Functions
Emollient; emulsifying agent; plasticizer.
Uses
Mineral oil and lanolin alcohols is an oily liquid used in topical pharmaceutical formulations and cosmetics as an emulsifying agent with emollient properties.
It is used as a primary emulsifier in the preparation of water-in-oil creams and lotions and as an auxiliary emulsifier and stabilizing agent in oil-in-water creams and lotions.
Incompatibilities
Lanolin alcohols is incompatible with coal tar, ichthammol, phenol, and resorcinol.
Safety
Mineral oil and lanolin alcohols is generally regarded as an essentially nontoxic and nonirritant material.
However, lanolin alcohols may be irritant to the skin and causes hypersensitivity in some individuals
Handling Precautions
Observe normal precautions appropriate to the circumstances and quantity of material handled
Related Substances
Lanolin alcohols; mineral oil; petrolatum and lanolin alcohols.