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Crompton Witco Refined Products Petrolatum and Microcrystalline Wax
Crompton’s Witco Refined Products business offers a
broad line of petrolatum (petroleum jelly) and microcrystalline
wax (micro wax) products. Crompton carries the world’s
broadest line of standard and custom-compounded petrolatums,
and is also one of the world’s largest producers of
microcrystalline wax. We make our microcrystalline wax a primary
product, not a by-product, and therefore rank among the most
dependable suppliers. You can trust Crompton to provide pure
petrolatums and microcrystalline waxes for cosmetics, personal
care, and food contact applications.
Petrolatum
Petrolatums are homogenous mixtures of oily and waxy long-chain,
non-polar hydrocarbons. Their hydrating properties set a standard
against which other moisturizers are compared. Odorless and
tasteless, they range in color from white to yellow and differ
from one another in consistency and shear strength.
Our unique manufacturing process allows us to offer the whitest
petrolatums available today including Super White Protopet
and Super White Fonoline.
Personal care and pharmaceutical formulators often choose
Crompton petrolatums as a formulation base. Petrolatums add
lubricity and moisture resistance to lotions, creams, ointments,
and hand cleaners. Crompton’s lines of USP petrolatums
meet FDA 21 CFR 172.880. Our medium-consistency Protopet grades
are used in many fine cosmetics and ointments. Softer Fonoline
grades are used in petroleum jellies and high-solid ointments.
Crompton petrolatums meet FDA requirements for food contact.
Food processors rely on them for uses that range from baking
to candy-making to packaging.
In jar candles the addition of petrolatum affects the crystallinity
of the waxes to give a smoother, more pleasing finish. In
metal polishes and buffing compounds, petrolatums protect
against moisture and corrosion.
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Petrolatum Products
Microcrystalline Wax
Microcrystalline waxes consist of odorless, tasteless, non-polar
hydrocarbons with relatively high melting points. Crompton
Mulitwax grades vary in color from white to yellow, and in
such physical properties as hardness and melting point.
Crompton’s standard Multiwax grades all meet FDA CFR
172.886 and 178.3710 requirements for food-grade petroleum
wax. We also provide a variety of technical grades. Our product
line offers the world’s widest choice of white microcrystalline
waxes.
Our microcrystalline waxes act as bases for chewing gum,
and as cold-flexible coating for cheese wheels. They are natural
bases in lipstick, cold creams and ointments where they harden,
lubricate, carry pigments and medications, and protect against
moisture.
FDA approved Multiwax plays an important role in food packaging.
Wax impregnated paper, film, foil, and corrugated board protects
food from moisture. Mulitwax helps hot melt adhesives flow
readily and form flexible bonds.
Many of the wax products we use daily from crayons, candles
and caulk to sealants and fine polishes, start with Crompton
Multiwax. Our microcrystalline wax acts carriers for compounds
that prevent rust in a wide range of industries.
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