Our Stearic acid is derived from vegetables (palm) and is manufactured and designed to blend well with your cosmetic recipes. These small pastilles are ideal as an emulsifying agent in creams, lotions, deodorants, and most natural body care recipes. Stearic acid is best known for the “pearly” and “waxy” feel that it adds to your body care products, which ultimately has a cooling effect when applied to our skin.

Hydrogenation is the process by which liquid vegetable oils are converted to solid or semi-solid fats. It is a chemical reaction in where “unsaturated” bonds between carbon atoms are “reduced” by attachment of a hydrogen atom to each carbon. The process results in the “saturation” of the atoms and eventually converts unsaturated fatty acids to saturated ones.

The resulting stearic acid is a white, waxy, natural fatty acid. It is almost insoluble in water but can become somewhat soluble in alcohol. Stores well under most conditions, and has an indefinite shelf life with proper storage.