Overview of Magnesium stearate

What exactly is Magnesium stearate ?

Magnesium Sterarate, also referred as magnesium octadecanoic a metal derivative synthesized from sodium stearate and magnesium. It is a fine white powder without sand. it has a distinct smell and it gives a slippery feeling when it comes into contact with skin. This product is insoluble in water as well as ethanol and ether and is mostly used as the lubricant, anti-adhesive and glider. It is especially suitable for the extraction of oils and extracts and the granules that are prepared offer excellent compressibility and fluidity. They are used as a flow aid for direct compression. It can also be used as an aid in filtering, as a clarifying agent and foaming agent, and also as an additive to suspend and thickening agent in liquid preparations.

Applications areas for Magnesium stearate:

1. Magnesium Stearate is a component of healthcare and pharmaceutical products

Magnesium is a unique secondary material that can be used as a film-forming substance suitable for preparations of solids as a thickener for liquid suspension preparations or suspensions, and the like. Magnesium stearate is not toxic and edible. It is also extensively used in the manufacture of healthcare products. It is usually used as a film coating to tablets due to its ability to allow the health products to be released with precise timings when required in addition to lubrication. Active ingredient.

2. . magnesium stearate is a component of cosmetics

Magnesium is commonly used in cosmetics that are powdery, like talcum, blush, powder and eye shadows, among others. It improves the adhesion and lubricity of various powders on the skin, particularly covering smoothing, stretching, and smoothing. Adhesion, absorption, etc.

3. Magnesium Stearate can be used in food preparation.

Magnesium stearate is mainly used on pressed food products (tablet candy or milk tablets, nuts chips and dietary fiber tablets honey tablets, etc. ) This can increase liquidity, non-stickiness and lubricity of the product and also improve the look of tablets. The gloss makes the tablets smooth and uniform and has the necessity of process addition.

Additionally, magnesium stearate is often used to make coatings and rubbers, plastics, textiles, and various other industrial areas.

It is a fantastic lubricating and dispersion stabilizing additional. It is also used as the filter aid, a clarifying agent, foaming agent, and a thickener and suspending agent when making liquid preparations.

Magnesium Stearate Toxic to human bodies

Magnesium stearate is insoluble in organic solutions and water however it is readily soluble in hot acids and ethanol. After the body consumes magnesium stearate, the magnesium stearate in chemical reaction with gastric acids to create stearic acid and magnesium chloride. Magnesium Chloride is soluble water . It is able to eliminate it via sweat and urine. Also, the acid is processed and absorbed by your body. Thus, magnesium stearate is not cause harm to human beings.

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