Pharma Grade Petroleum Jelly Definition

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Petroleum Jelly is also known as Mineral Jelly or Petrolatum. Pharma Grade Petroleum Jelly is mostly used in emulsion form in cosmetics & pharmaceutical for the preparations of various creams, ointments, lotions etc. Commercial Petroleum Jelly is used in the manufacturing of lubricants & Grease. Petroleum Jelly of good quality is used in Vaseline manufacturing. It is also used as a moisturizer in good quality toilet soaps. It also finds its use as an anti-rusting agent for iron goods like blade, wire surgical instruments etc.

Petroleum jelly, petrolatum, white petrolatum, soft paraffin / paraffin wax or multihydrocarbon, is a semi-solid mixture of hydrocarbons (with carbon numbers mainly higher than 25), originally promoted as a topical ointment for its healing properties.

Pharma Grade Petroleum Jelly Applications

Used as an ointment base, protective dressing and soothing applications to skin.
It is offer excellent barrier to moisture and thus prevents moisture loss from skin.
Used in formulating various cosmetic and personal care preparations.
Heal minor skin scrapes and burns
Hair conditioners.
Hand cleaners.
Lip balms.
Massage creams.
Moisturizing lotions.
Sun care products.
Skin protecting ointments.
Medicated ointments

While petroleum jelly has many benefits, it should be for external use only. Do not eat or insert petroleum jelly. Avoid using petroleum jelly for masturbation or as a vaginal lubricant. According to Reuters, a study of 141 women found that 17 percent used petroleum jelly internally and 40 percent of them tested positive for bacterial vaginosis.

Pharma Grade Petrolatum CHARACTERISTICS

Petroleum jelly is a mixture of hydrocarbons, having a melting point usually within a few degrees of human body temperature, approximately 37 °C (99 °F). It is flammable only when heated to liquid; then the fumes will light, not the liquid itself, so a wick material like leaves, bark, or small twigs is needed to ignite petroleum jelly.

Pharma Grade Petroleum Jelly (WHITE)

CHARACTERISTIC	TEST METHOD	REQUIREMENTS AS PER PHARMACPIA	TYPICAL RESULTS
Description	Visual	White, translucent, soft unctuous, retaining these characters on storage & when melted& allowed to cool without stirring; not more then slightly florescent by day light, even melted; odorless when rubbed on screen.	Complies
Colour	IP 17/52	0.5 (Y)	0.2Y
Odour	Organoleptic	Nil	Nil
Color	USP 31	Passes	Passes
Congealing Point	ASTM D938	50°C to 60°C	51°C
Drop melting Point	ASTM D127/USP 31	57-60	58.5
Acidity or Alkalinity	USP 31	Neutral	Complies
Fixed oils, fats & resins	USP 31	No ppt or oily matters is produced	Passes
Specific Gravity @ 25°C	USP 31	0.860 to 0.890	0.867
Consistency @ 25°C	USP 31 / ASTM D937	180-200 dmm	185
Residue on ignition	USP 31	Not more than 0.05%	0.02%
Organic acids	USP 21	To pass	Passes
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons	BP 2008	To Pass	Passes
Polynuclear Compounds	FDA 21 CFR 172.880	To Pass	Passes
Kinematic Viscosity @ 99°C	ASTM D445	9 – 12.5	10.5

Pharma Grade Petrolatum (Yellow)

CHARACTERISTIC	SPECIFICATION	RESULT
Appearance	Yellow trancelucent soft unctuous	Conforms
Drop point	45-60℃	54℃
Cone penetration （0.1mm）	130℃—230℃	146℃
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIE HYDROCARBONS （265—420nm）	NOT MORE THAN 1.08	0.93
UV ABSORBANCE（290nm）	NOT MORE THAN 0.5	0.15
SULPHATED ASH	NOT MORE THAN 0.1%	0.08%
PH	Conforms	Conforms

History of Petroleum Jelly

In the 19th century, oil workers applied some oil to their skin to treat wounds and burns. Robert Chesbrow discovered the petroleum jelly in 1872 and patented it under the Vaseline brand. The name Vaseline is derived from the German words “Wasser” meaning water and the Greek word “elaion” meaning olive oil.

Robert Chesbro, by sampling oil from oil extraction and extracting petroleum jelly from it, began producing Vaseline-branded health products until Unilever in the United States bought the rights to the brand in 1987 and began producing the products. Different and sold globally. It has been used around the world for more than 140 years.