Name: Mineral Oil and Lanolin Alcohols
CAS No: Mineral oil [8012-95-1], Lanolin alcohols [8027-33-6]
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Amerchol L-101; liquid paraffin and lanolin alcohols; Protalan M16; Protalan M-26.
Mineral oil [8012-95-1], Lanolin alcohols [8027-33-6]
A mixture of mineral oil and lanolin alcohols.
See Section 4.
Mineral oil and lanolin alcohols is an oily liquid used in topical pharmaceutical formulations and cosmetics as an emulsifying agent with emollient properties; see Table I. 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.
A pale yellow-colored, oily liquid with a faint characteristic sterol odor.
Lanolin alcohols and mineral oil are listed as separate monographs in BP, JP, PhEur and USP–NF but the combination is not listed; see Lanolin Alcohols and Mineral Oil.
d value 41 Arsenic 42 ppm Ash 40.2% Heavy metals 420 ppm HLB value 8 Hydroxyl value 10–15 Iodine number 412 Microbiological count The total bacterial count, when packaged, is less than 10 per gram of sample. Moisture content 40.2% Saponification value 42 Solubility Soluble 1 in 2 parts of chloroform, 1 in 4 parts of castor oil, and 1 in 4 parts of corn oil. Practically insoluble in ethanol (95%) and water. Precipitation occurs in hexane. Specific gravity 0.840–0.860 at 258C
Mineral oil and lanolin alcohols is stable and should be stored in a well-closed container in a cool, dry place.
Lanolin alcohols is incompatible with coal tar, ichthammol, phenol, and resorcinol.
Lanolin alcohols is dissolved in mineral oil.
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.(1
Observe normal precautions appropriate to the circumstances and quantity of material handled
Accepted for use in topical pharmaceutical formulations and cosmetics. Included in the Canadian List of Acceptable Nonmedicinal Ingredients.
Lanolin alcohols; mineral oil; petrolatum and lanolin alcohols.
See Lanolin Alcohols and Mineral Oil for further information