Petrolatum USP

Overview

Petrolatum – "white petroleum jelly" – is an odorless and tasteless mixture of oily and waxy long-chain, saturated hydrocarbons. USP-grade petrolatum possesses natural moisturizing properties and is critical in high-performance personal care and specialty lubrication formulations.

Unlike wax-oil blends, our products are real petrolatum. The advantage is that true petrolatum is chemically inert, stable, and not readily susceptible to separation like wax-oil blends.

Our Sterling White and Yellow Gold products are traditional petrolatums and would be familiar to anyone who has worked with white petroleum jelly. Applications include personal care, food processing, corrosion inhibitors, as well as lubrication applications.

These products are sold in drum quantities and pass USP as well as the requirements of FDA 21 CFR 172.880.

Petrolatum USP Products


Sterling White Petrolatum
Yellow Gold Petrolatum

Analysis	Test Method	Specification	Typical Result
Cone Penetration @ 25°C, mm/10	ASTM D937	170 - 210	177
Melt Point / Drop Point, °F	ASTM D3954	122 - 140	133
Viscosity, cSt @ 100°C, mm²/s	ASTM D7042	11.0 - 15.0	13.0
Color, Lovibond (yellow) 2" cell	IP 17B	Max 1.5Y	< 1.0Y
Specific Gravity, 60/25°C	ASTM D1298	–	0.8654
Density, lb/gal	–	–	7.21
Residue on Ignition	USP	–	PASS
Organic Acids	USP	–	PASS
Alkalinity	USP	–	PASS
Acidity	USP	–	PASS
Fixed Oils, Fats, Rosin	USP	–	PASS
Color, White Petrolatum	USP	–	PASS

Product Notes:

This product meets the following regulations:

FDA 21 CFR 172.880 covering direct use in food
FDA 21 CFR 178.3700 for indirect use in food
FDA 21 CFR 573.720 for use in animal feed

CAS No. 8009-03-8 : Petrolatum

Revision: 2023-10-24

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Analysis	Test Method	Specification	Typical Result
Cone Penetration @ 25°C, mm/10	ASTM D937	170 - 210	175
Melt Point / Drop Point, °F	ASTM D3954	122 - 140	132
Viscosity, cSt @ 100°C, mm²/s	ASTM D7042	11.0 - 15.0	13.0
Color, Lovibond (yellow) 2" cell	IP 17B	Max 50Y	30Y
Color, Lovibond (red) 2" cell	IP 17B	Max 3R	1.5R
Specific Gravity, 60/25°C	ASTM D1298	–	0.8697
Density, lb/gal	–	–	7.25
Residue on Ignition	USP	–	PASS
Organic Acids	USP	–	PASS
Alkalinity	USP	–	PASS
Acidity	USP	–	PASS
Fixed Oils, Fats, Rosin	USP	–	PASS
Color, Petrolatum	USP	–	PASS

Product Notes:

This product meets the following regulations:

FDA 21 CFR 172.880 covering direct use in food
FDA 21 CFR 178.3700 for indirect use in food
FDA 21 CFR 573.720 for use in animal feed

CAS No. 8009-03-8 : Petrolatum

Revision: 2023-10-24

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Petrolatum USP Properties

Odorless
Tasteless
Hydrophobic
Meets FDA 21 CFR 172.880

Petrolatum USP Applications

Personal care
Release agent
Fruit & vegatable coating
Corrosion inhibitor
Defoamer
Egg coating
Leather conditioning
Candle production
Food-safe sealant
Barrier creams
Hair care products
Modeling clay
Wood finishing

About Our Petrolatum USP Products

Petrolatum offered by Resolute Oil is manufactured by Hansen & Rosenthal, one of Europe's premier manufacturers of pharmaceutic-cosmetic raw materials.

Based in Germany, Hansen & Rosenthal has been producing petrolatum for over 75 years and their products are globally recognized for quality and consistency that is unsurpassed.

We worked closely with Hansen & Rosenthal to craft a premium line of USP-grade petrolatums exclusively for American markets.

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