STEARIC ACID (TRIPLE PRESSED)
Triple Pressed Stearic Acid for Cosmetics, Personal Care, Soaps & Industrial Formulations
CALCHEM Stearic Acid (Triple Pressed) is a vegetable-derived fatty acid mixture containing approximately 42–47% stearic acid and 52–56% palmitic acid. Produced from palm-derived feedstocks, it is characterized by a high proportion of saturated C16 and C18 fatty acids and a titre range of 55.0–56.5°C. This versatile fatty acid material can contribute emollient, emulsifying, lubricating, thickening, and structuring functionality depending on the formulation. Triple pressed stearic acid grades are widely used across personal care, soap, candle, rubber, plastic, lubricant, and other industrial applications where consistent fatty-acid functionality and solidification characteristics are important
Product Identification
| Category | Fatty Acid |
| CAS | 67701-03-5 |
Technical Specifications
| Property | Specification |
|---|---|
| Acid Value, mgKOH/g | 205.0-211.0 |
| Saponification Value, mgKOH/g | 206.0-212.0 |
| lodine Value, gl2/100g | 0.50 Max |
| Titre | 55.0-56.5 |
| Colour, (5 % Lovibond) Y | 2.0 Max |
| Colour, (5 14 Lovibond) R | 0.2 Max |
| Color, APHA | 40 Max |
| C12 | 1.0 Max |
| C14 | 2.0 Max |
| C16 | 52.0-56.0 |
| C18 | 42.0-47.0 |
| C18:1 | 0.5 Max |
| Other | 0.0-1.0 |
Why Choose Our STEARIC ACID (TRIPLE PRESSED)
Versatile Fatty Acid Functionality
The combination of palmitic and stearic acids gives this material broad utility in formulations requiring fatty-acid-based structuring, lubrication, emulsification, or surface modification. Its functionality can be tailored through the formulation system and end-use requirements.
- High proportion of C16 and C18 fatty acids
- Fatty-acid-based formulation functionality
- Supports structuring and consistency
- Suitable for diverse formulation requirements
- Useful for emulsifying systems
Reliable Structuring & Texture Support
Stearic and palmitic acids are widely used to build structure, body, and desirable texture in products such as soaps, creams, lotions, and other formulated systems. Their solid fatty-acid character can contribute to the physical consistency and processing characteristics of finished products.
- Supports product structure
- Contributes to texture development
- Useful in solid and semi-solid formulations
- Suitable for a range of fatty-acid-based systems
Functional Performance Across Industries
Beyond personal care, stearic acid and related fatty-acid materials are established in industrial applications including lubricants, rubber processing, plastics, metal stearates, coatings, and other manufacturing systems. This makes triple pressed fatty acid a versatile raw material for both formulation and industrial processing.
- Personal care applications
- Soap and cleansing products
- Rubber and plastics applications
- Lubrication and processing support
- Specialty industrial formulations
Complete Quality & Regulatory Documentation
Supported by comprehensive technical documentation to help simplify product qualification and customer requirements.
- Certificate of Analysis (COA)
- Safety Data Sheet (SDS)
- Technical Data Sheet (TDS)
- Regulatory documentation available upon request
Flexible Grades to Meet Your Requirements
As a chemical distributor, we work with multiple qualified supply partners to help meet diverse customer requirements. If your application requires a different grade or specification, our team can help identify the most suitable solution.
- Alternative specifications available upon request
- Various specifications to suit different applications
- Sourcing support based on customer requirements
- Technical assistance in selecting the appropriate grade
Applications
Personal Care & Cosmetic Formulations
Stearic acid and palmitic acid are widely incorporated into cosmetic formulations for their emollient, emulsifying, thickening, and texture-building functionality. This fatty-acid blend can support creams, lotions, cleansing products, and other personal care formulations where structure and sensory properties are important.
Soap & Cleansing Products
Stearic and palmitic acids are established raw materials for soap and cleansing product manufacturing. Their fatty-acid composition can contribute to the structure, hardness, consistency, and overall characteristics of finished soap systems.
Creams, Lotions & Emulsion Systems
In cosmetic and personal care formulations, stearic acid can function as an emulsifying and structuring ingredient while contributing to product texture and consistency. CALCHEM Stearic Acid (Triple Pressed) can therefore support the development of creams, lotions, and related semi-solid formulations.
Rubber & Polymer Processing
Stearic acid is widely used in rubber and polymer processing as a processing aid and lubricant and can contribute to interactions with other formulation components. Its established industrial role makes fatty-acid materials useful in selected rubber and polymer manufacturing systems.
Lubricants, Metal Stearates & Industrial Formulations
Stearic acid is used in the production of metal stearates and in lubricant-related applications where fatty-acid functionality can support processing and surface modification. These properties provide opportunities across selected industrial formulations and manufacturing processes.
Candles, Coatings & Specialty Manufacturing
Stearic acid has established uses in candles, coatings, plastics, and other specialty manufacturing applications. Its solid fatty-acid characteristics and ability to interact with different formulation components make it useful in selected products requiring structure, processing support, or surface-related functionality.
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Industries
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