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  • Melkfett, aka Milking grease formulation

    Posted by ZsoltE on July 12, 2016 at 6:02 am

    Hello,
    in the recent past, I find a cosmetic product, with the name melkfett.
    It is containing petrolatum, paraffinum liquidum, glycine soja oil, some flower extracts, like calendula officinalis, or chili, whatever. Tocopheryl acetate, and some fragrance.
    But I do not see any ingredient here, which make saponification here, but after testing, it seems like a grease, not like vaseline.
    Do you have an opinion about this? Could be used some base here, but after the reaction, it is no more in the system, for why it is not listed in ingredients? What could be used? NaOH, with water? even water is not listed here.
    Thanks.

    ZsoltE replied 8 years, 3 months ago 3 Members · 3 Replies
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  • belassi

    Member
    July 12, 2016 at 2:44 pm

    It is an anhydrous product based entirely on lipids and the active ingredient is a salycilate.

  • Bobzchemist

    Member
    July 12, 2016 at 2:50 pm

    Petrolatum is a designation for a number of ingredients with a wide range of properties. It’s possible that they used a high-melt-point petrolatum that acts like a gelling wax, rather than a vaseline.

    http://www.ultrachem.com/productcontent/documents/UltrapureHMPSCletterhead.pdf

  • ZsoltE

    Member
    July 13, 2016 at 3:57 pm

    Thank you Belassi and Bobzchemist for your comment.

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