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Posted by Oladoo on February 28, 2021 at 1:04 pm

Hello,

Does anyone knows how sulphur can be dissolved?

Pharma replied 3 years, 11 months ago 5 Members · 5 Replies
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Benz3ne

Member
March 1, 2021 at 3:39 pm

Oladoo said:

Hello,

Does anyone knows how sulphur can be dissolved?

Why?
Pharma

Member
March 1, 2021 at 5:27 pm

You mean elemental sulphur? Carbon disulfide and toluene come to mind. Other hydrocarbon and aprotic solvents and solvent mixtures with ionic liquids may also be used depending on the amount you required dissolved.

However, these solvents are not to be used as cosmetics!
Sponge

Member
March 22, 2021 at 3:01 am

Okay, I’ll take the bait:

Then how are most formulators utilizing [elemental] sulfur in their formulations (at the 1-10% rate)? It’s just micronized and suspended?
amitvedakar

Member
March 22, 2021 at 5:33 am

If it is for acne then might be ointment base.
Pharma

Member
March 22, 2021 at 8:22 am

Sponge said:

…It’s just micronized and suspended?

Yep. Usually not even micronised but just suspended.

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