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Importance and Uses of Stearic Acid in Daily Life

We have all used stearic acid in our lives, albeit without knowing it. Most of us probably do not still not what stearic acid is, what are the uses of stearic acid, its benefits, what it looks like, and so on and so forth.

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Importance and Uses of Stearic Acid in Daily Life

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  1. USES OF STEARIC ACID IN DAILY LIFE WWW.BANSALTRADING.COM

  2. WHAT IS STEARIC ACID? It’s a wax-like solid that is either white or colorless and has a bit of an unpleasant smell. You can dissolve it in oil, however, it is quite difficult to dissolve it in water, as it is waxy. It is only partially soluble in water, and so if it is mixed with water, you will find it floating on the water.

  3. STEARIC ACID USES IN DAILY LIFE

  4. Soaps, Shaving Creams and Detergents Stearic acid is used to harden and thicken products like bars of soap and candles. The presence of stearic acid in soap helps to create a lather when mixed with water, providing a velvety feeling. It is this property that also makes it a must-have ingredient in most shaving foams and creams as well. When the soap formula is hardened into a solid, it helps to do away with the watered-down, runny feeling. When the surface tension is reduced, oil and water can be mixed much better, and do not split into layers of oil and water.

  5. Lotions, Moisturizers, and Face Creams The use of stearic acid in lotions and creams is essential as it helps to add thickness to the product, and gives it a rich, lustrous finish. It also leaves a smooth, velvety feel on the skin when the product is applied. If you carefully check the labels of face creams and moisturizers, you will be able to read that it contains stearic acid.

  6. Candles & Casts Molds Casts Molds Candles As it is a gentle chemical, the uses of stearic acid can be found in industrial applications as well. It is often used to make castings and molds; the castings are usually made from a piece of plaster, or broken/waste mold; shellacked clay is used to make a mold using stearic acid. Here, stearic acid is powdered and mixed in water; this mixture is then applied to the surface that will be separated once the casting is over We have already seen that stearic acid resembles wax, and that when added to products, it helps to harden and solidify them. This makes them ideal for addition to paraffin candles. The advantage is that a hard candle lasts longer, because fire will take a much longer time to melt a hard candle as compared to a soft one. As the wax cools down, stearic acid shrinks it, allowing it to be released easily from a mold. 6

  7. Rubber & Plastics Casts Molds Candles Rubber Plastics Stearic acid, as a good gravity and light and heat stability, is commonly employed for PVC pipe, platform, profile, film manufacturing, heat stabilizer manufacturers. PVC plastic tube, stearic acid, is an efficient method for adding a heat stabilizer to the processing of the "coke" in a PVC film and can cause sulfide-finished film de-colouration due to a protection storm. The stearic acid of rubber grade that we offer comes from well-known organizations. This rubber grade stearic acid is used in the processing of the rubber compound as a dispersing agent, plasticizer and lubricant. 7

  8. Batteries In the making of lead-acid batteries, stearic acid is used as a negative plate additive, as it helps to improve the plate’s hydrophobicity, especially when the battery has to be dry-charged. The stearic acid helps to reduce the oxidation extension of the negative active material, or the lead which forms afresh when the plates are left to dry in the open after the tank formation process is completed. This helps to reduce the time required for charging a dry battery for the first time considerably, when compared to a battery that does not feature added stearic acid in its plates.

  9. Paints & Coatings Stearic acid is used directly in some paints in the paint sector, for example in cement paints athatis indirectly in different formulations of the coating such as zinc stearates, additives, etc.

  10. Fireworks & Playing Cards Rubber Playing Cards When stearic acid reacts with zinc, zinc stearate is formed; this is used as ‘fanning powder’, which helps lubricate playing cards, and helps in smooth shuffling, fanning and so on, of the cards. Stearic acid is also often used in fireworks for coating aluminum, iron, and other metal powders. This helps to prevent or delay the onset of oxidation, and extend the shelf life of the compositions. You can store them for longer periods of time.

  11. WHERE TO BUY STEARIC ACID If you have a soap making or candle making business, or need stearic acid for other industrial purposes, you can contact reputed chemical distributors in Delhi for rates, terms of payment, shipping, and more. Bansal Trading Company is one of the leading and renowned dealers of chemical substances in India. To know more visit our website: https://bansaltrading.com Or contact us at btc@bansaltrading.com / 011-45086000

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