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Sodium Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid

Sodium Pyrrolidone Carboxylic Acid

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CAS No.: 28874-51-3

Other Names: Sodium Pca, Sodium L-pyroglutamate

Appearance: Pale yellow lyophilized mass

Description

Sodium PCA is a kind of natural moisturizing factor. It becomes an important additive ingredient in skin-care and hair-care cosmetics in recent years.

      The stronger hydrating is power than that of glycerin, sorbitol and propanediol and non-poisonous, non-irritant, and non-allergic.

 

Mainly used in cream cosmetics, solutions, shampoo, etc., but also in place of glycerin for toothpaste, ointment drugs, tobacco, leather, coatings for wetting agents, and chemical fiber dyeing auxiliaries, softeners, antistatic agent, Is also biochemical reagents.

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  Cosmetic insulation agent 

  Sodium PCA Department of natural moisturizing factor is one of the important ingredients, high moisture absorption, and non-toxic, non-stimulating, good stability, is the modern skincare ideal natural make-up health care products, can skin and hair with wetting, Softness, elasticity, and gloss, and antistatic property.

 

  Skin whitening agent

  Sodium PCA is an excellent skin whitening agent, the inhibition of tyrosine oxidase activity can prevent the "melanoid" in the skin deposition so that the skin white.

 

  Horny softening agent

  Sodium PCA can do keratin softening agent, the skin "psoriasis" have a good therapeutic effect.

  It is mainly used in cream cosmetics, solutions, shampoo, etc., also used in glycerin for toothpaste, ointment drugs, tobacco, leather, paint as wetting agents, and chemical fiber dyeing auxiliaries, softeners, Anti-static agent, is also biochemical reagents.

 

Recommendatory volumes of usage in creams:2%~8%

Recommendatory volumes of usage in creams:1%~3%

​Specification

TEST ITEM                                                SPECIFICATIONS

Appearance                                             Light yellow liquid

Transmittance (1cm,430mm)                          96.0Min

Specific gravity                                               1.260-1.270

Content %                                                         48.0-52.0

PH (10% Water Solution)                                   6.8-7.4

Nitrogen %                                                       4.45-4.82

Total bacteria(CFU/g)                                       100Max

Mold and yeast (CFU/g)                                   100Max

 

Package

25kg plastic drum, packed in the aluminum foil bag with food-grade plastic bags.

For small quantity samples or orders, we can ship by courier like DHL, FedEx door to door.
For large quantities, Air or Sea both are available, as customized.

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