Natural menthol crystals food grade
Mainly used in toothpaste, tooth powder, mouth water flavor, the chemical industry. As it has cool and refreshing usage, so important in pharmaceutical raw materials. And also widely used in food, alcoholic drinks and tobacco.
Natural menthol crystals food grade
1. Product Introduction
Product name: Natural menthol crystals food grade
CAS No.: 89-78-1
Other Names: L- Menthol Crystal
MF: C10H20O
EINECS No.: 2 01-939-0
FEMA No.: 2665
Menthol crystals are cooling, refreshing, and have a pleasantly strong minty aroma. They are often used in cosmetics, salves, balms, medicated creams, throat lozenges, toothpaste, mouthwash, gum, foot sprays, pain relief or cooling body products, shampoos, conditioners, liniments, shaving creams, oral or throat sprays, compresses, medicated oils, and cooling gels. Menthol crystals are excellent for use in these products to help relieve muscular aches and pains, coughing, congestion, the flu, and upper respiratory problems. Since Menthol crystals are so concentrated, only a very small amount is needed within products. When purchasing Menthol crystals remember that a good quality menthol crystal usually contains not less than 99.4% menthol.
Function
1. Menthol has effect on inflammation of the eye, sore throat, ulcers in the mouth.
2. Menthol is used to treat rubella measles; discomfort with feeling of distension in the chest and hypochondriac regions.
3. Menthol has function of headache in influenza, upper respiratory infection and other epidemic febrile diseases at the inital stage.
2. Product Specification
Product name | Natural Menthol | |
Items | Specifications | Analysis results |
Color | Colorless clear strips or crystals | Conforms |
Odor | Pleasant menthol odor | Conforms |
Residue on evaporation (%) | ≤0.05 | 0.02 |
Melting point (ºC) | 41.5~44.0 | 41.6~42.6 |
Solubility in ethanol (25Deg c) | 1g sample completely soluble into 5ml 90% ethanol | Conforms |
Specific rotation (25Deg c) | -50~-49 | -49.70 |
Heavy metal (pb) (mg/kg) | ≤10 | <10 |
As content (mg/kg) | ≤3 | <3 |