- CAS number:
- 64-02-8
- INCI:
- C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate
- EINECS number:
- -
- Functionality
- Auxiliary raw materials
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate is used in a wide range of applications for personal care formulation due to its very good proprieties as emollient, solubilizer and lubricant:
•Emollient for bath oil, body oil and cream. It is always suggest to avoid the oily feeling which are typically produced by miner oil and isopropylmiristate.
•Solubilizer for perfumes
•Lubricant and emollient in skin lotion for electrical shave cream
•Emollient and aluminium salts suspending agent for anti-transpirants and titanium dioxide solar creams.
| Appearance(MA001) | Clear liquid |
| Colour(MA188) | 50 max Apha/Hazen |
| Odour(MA005) | Absent, slight |
| Acid value(MA040) | 0.10 mgKOH/g max. |
| Saponification value(MA042) | 170-180 mgKOH/g |
| Hydroxyl value(MA043) | 8 mgKOH/g max |
| Water(MA013) | 0.10% |
|
GLC C12 C13 C14 C15 |
18-25% 26-34% 26-35% 15-21% |
| Refractive index at 20°C(MA039) | 1.4830 – 1.4860 |
| Density at 25 °C | 0,923 kg/l approx |
| Freezing point | 3 /-12 °C |
| Solubility |
soluble in ethanol, isopropanole, mineral oils, vegetable oils, isopropylmiristate, isopropylpalmitate, etc |
