Personal Care
Cover every conceivable type of candle
| BODY CARE AND COSMETIC APPLICATIONS | Skin cream | Baby care | Body lotions | Fatty creams | Depilatorys | Hair care & hair styling | Ethnic har care & hair relaxer |
Lip Care | PHARMACEUTICAL APPLICATIONS | Cream,letion, paste ointments, base cream | Cold rubs | Painlesentments | Eye ointments | Fango & thermal therapy | VETERINARY PRODUCTS | |
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| Petrokum Jelly/petroktum White | ||||||||||||||||
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| VARA 4800 |
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| MERKUR 110 |
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| MERKUR 500 |
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| MERKUR 500 USP |
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| MERKUR 546 |
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| MERKUR 771 |
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| MERKUR 773 |
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| MERKUR 873 |
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| MERKUR 894 |
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| Petrokum Jelly/petroktum Yellow | ||||||||||||||||
| MERKUR 620 |
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| MERKUR 690 |
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| MERKUR 1411 |
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| Hard Paraffin Wax | ||||||||||||||||
| MERKUR 5203 |
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| MERKUR 5403 |
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| MERKUR 5603 |
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| MERKUR 5803 |
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| Soft Paraffin Wax | ||||||||||||||||
| MERKUR 4610 |
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| MERKUR 5000 |
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| MERKUR 8021 |
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| MERKUR 0907 |
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| MERKUR 2526 |
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| MERKUR 1800 |
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| MERKUR 3971 |
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| MERKUR 7837 |
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| Orokwrite/ Cermwin | ||||||||||||||||
| MERKUR 3977 |
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| MERKUR 6403 |
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Key benefits of Petroleum Jellies
- Are an effective carrier for active ingredients
- Protect skin from dehydration
- Are a universal excipient
MERKUR and VARA Pharmaceutical Petroleum Jellies
INCI Name: Petrolatum
| Product | Lovibond color |
Density 80°C kg/m2 |
Congealing Point +C |
Consistency 25°C mm/10 |
Viscosity 100°C mm⅔ |
Drop point +C |
Melting range+C |
Full compliance |
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| Pharmaceutical Petroleum Jellies, white | ||||||||
| VARA AB | 0.7 y max | 820 | 50-55 | 165-185 | 9.0 | 35-70 | Ph.Eur. | |
| VARA 4800 | 1.0 y max | 810 | 50-56 | 155-175 | 7.0 | 35-70 | Ph.Eur. | |
| MERKUR 110 | 1.0 y max | 810 | 50-56 | 170-190 | 7.0 | 35-70 | Ph.Eur. | |
| MERKUR 500 | 0.5 y max | 810 | 50-56 | 140-160 | 7.0 | 35-70 | Ph.Eur. | |
| MERKUR 500 USP | 0.5 y max | 810 | 45-55 | 140-160 | 6.0 | 35-70 | 38-60 | Ph. Eur/ USP |
| MERKUR 546 | 1.0 y max | 805 | 48-58 | 95-120 | 7.0 | 35-70 | Ph. Eur. | |
| MERKUR 771 | 1.0 y max | 810 | 50-55 | 155-175 | 7.0 | 35-70 | Ph. Eur. | |
| MERKUR 773 | 0.5 y max | 825 | 47-53 | 155-175 | 12.0 | 35-70 | 38-60 | Ph. Eur/ USP |
| MERKUR 894 | 0.5 y max | 820 | 45-53 | 150-180 | 14.0 | 35-70 | Ph. Eur. | |
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| MERKUR 620 | 2.0-3.9 | 820 | 48-56 | 150-175 | 5.0-9.0 | 35-70 | 38-60 | USP |
| MERKUR 690 | 20.0-35.0 | 820 | 50-56 | 140-160 | 5.0-10.0 | 35-70 | 38-60 | Ph. Eur/ USP |
| MERKUR 1411 | 10.0-13.0 | 820 | 48-56 | 150-175 | 5.0-9.0 | 35-70 | 38-60 | Ph. Eur/ USP |
Cosmetics Europe Recommendation No. 14 (oral & lip cane) on request.
*All products comply with the purity requirements of USP, Ph. Eur. (8P) and FDA (21 CFR Section 172.880)

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Key benefits of Petroleum Jellies MERKUR873
- BHT free
- No additives
- No anti-oxidants
- MOAH < 1%
- No preservatives
MERKUR 873
| Specification | Unit | Method | |
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| Congealing Point | 48,0.. 53,0 | °C | ASTM D938 |
| Drop Point | 35-70 | °C | Ph.Eur. 2.2.17/B |
| Consistency 25 °C | 165.. 195 | 1/10mm | ASTM D937 |
| Colour Lovibond, yellow | 0,0..0,5 | IP 17/52, mod. | |
| Kin. viscosity 100 °C | 6,0.. 10,0 | mm3/s | ASTM D7042 |
| Ph.Eur. White Soft Paraffin | Compliant | Ph.Eur. 1799 | |
| PAH | Compliant | Ph.Eur | |
| Identification | Compliant | Ph.Eur | |
| Characters | Compliant | Ph.Eur | |
| Acidity or alkalinity | Compliant | Ph.Eur | |
| Sulphated ash | 0,00.. 0,05 | % | Ph.Eur |

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Key benefits
- Due to their smoothness and low melting behaviour,soft paraffin waxes are ideal for thermal therapy application, such as hand baths
- Our microcrystalline waxes are compliant with the Cosmetics Europe(CE) Recommendation No.14
- Ozokerite and ceresin alternatives help to stabilise emulsion
Hard paraffin wax for personal care applications
Typical Data
| Product | Congealing Point °C |
Oil Content % | Penetration 25°C mm/10 |
Viscosity 100°C mm2/s |
Compliance with pharmacopoeia |
VINCI Name |
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| Hard Paraffin Wax | ||||||
| YWAX 5203 | 52-54 | 0.0-0.5 | 16-20 | 3.0-5.0 | Ph. Eur. | Paraffin |
| HYWAX 5403 | 54-56 | 0.0-0.5 | 16-20 | 3.0-7.0 | Ph. Eur. | Paraffin |
| HYWAX 5603 | 56-58 | 0.0-0.5 | 15-19 | 3.0-5.0 | Ph. Eur. | Paraffin |
| HYWAX 5803 | 58-60 | 0.0-0.5 | 15-19 | 4.0-5.0 | Ph. Eur., USP/ NF |
Paraffin |
| Soft Paraffin Wax | ||||||
| HYWAX 4610 | 46-49 | 0.0-3.0 | 40-80 | 2.0-5.0 | · | Paraffin, Microcrystallin Wax |
| HYWAX 5009 | 50-52 | 0.0-2.0 | 40-60 | 3.0-5.0 | Ph. Eur. | Paraffin, Microcrystallin Wax |
| HYWAX 8021 | 44-48 | 0.5-3.0 | 60-100 | 2.0-5.0 | · | Paraffin, Poly (C30-45 Olefin) |
| Microcrystalline Wax | ||||||
| YWAX 0907 | 83-94 | 0.0-2.0 | 4-10 | 8.5-12.5** | · | Microcrystallin Wax*, Paraffin, Synthetic Wax |
| HYWAX 1800 | 70-80 | 0.0-2.0 | 18-22 | 13.0-17.0 | USP | Microcrystallin Wax* |
| HYWAX 2528 | 70-75 | 0.0-4.0 | 25-35 | 12.0-16.0 | USP | Microcrystallin Wax* |
| HYWAX 3971 | 70-75 | 0.0-2.0 | 25-33 | 12.0-16.0 | USP | Microcrystallin Wax* |
| HYWAX 7837 | 70-80 | 2.0-4.0 | 40-60 | 13.0-17.0 | USP | Microcrystallin Wax* |
| HYWAX 3977 | 69-72 | · | 14-18 | 6.0-7.5*** | USP | Paraffin, Microcrystallin Wax, Wax, Synthetic Wax (Synonym: Ceresin) |
| Ozokerite/Ceresin | ||||||
| HYWAX 6403 | 62-66 | 0.0-0.5 | 16-22 | 5.5-7.0 | · | Paraffin, Microcrystalline Wax (Synonym:Ceresin) |


