Spermaceti
Spermaceti Basic information
- Product Name:
- Spermaceti
- Synonyms:
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- SPERMACETIWAX
- Waxes,sperMaceti
- Oils, spermaceti
- Spermaceti oil wax
- Waxes and Waxy substances, spermaceti
- CAS:
- 8002-23-1
- MW:
- 0
- EINECS:
- 232-302-5
- Mol File:
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Spermaceti Chemical Properties
- EPA Substance Registry System
- Spermaceti (8002-23-1)
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Spermaceti Usage And Synthesis
Uses
spermaceti is a waxy substance used in the manufacture of cosmetics to thicken the products and give them shine. Spermaceti is non-toxic and non-irritating. originally obtained from whales as a source of fish oil, it is now synthetically produced and is a cetyl ester.
Definition
The waxy substance obtained from the head of a sperm whale. It consists primarily of cetyl palmitate, cetyl alcohol, and esters of lauric acid, myristic acid and stearic acid.