Lanolin

Name:
Lanolin
Detailed information:

Properties:

(Hydrous): Yellowish to gray semisolid containing 25–30% water. Slight odor. (Anhydrous): Brownish-yellow semisolid containing no more than 0.25% water but can be mixed with about twice its weight of water without separation.

Derivation:

Purification of degras, a crude grease obtained by solvent-treatment of wool. Contains cholesterol esters of higher fatty acids. Hydrogenated, ethoxylated, and acetylated derivatives are available.

Grade:

Technical, cosmetic, USP.

Use:

Ointments, leather finishing, soaps, face creams, facial tissues, hair-set, and suntan preparations.

See Degras.