Mobil Marcol 52

Standards & approvals

• FDA 21 CFR 178.3620(a)

  FDA 21 CFR 178.3620(a) — white mineral oil, technical grade

  The US regulation setting purity requirements for technical white mineral oil used where incidental food contact may occur.

Specifications

Brand

Mobil (ExxonMobil)

Range

Marcol

Category

Process & white oils

Manufacturer code

2010B0201065

Availability

On request

Typical characteristics

Manufacturer's description

Marcol 52 is a medicinal-grade white oil: a purified mixture of liquid saturated hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum through several refining stages, including an ultimate purification by catalytic hydrogenation. It is a colourless, transparent oily liquid that is essentially odourless and tasteless, manufactured to exceed the purity requirements of the Pharmacopoeias. Thanks to its superior chemical inertness, it shows better colour and oxidative stability than most mineral and vegetable oils when stored and used under controlled conditions. Marcol 52 is used in cosmetics as a component of cleansers, hair care products, neutral and protective diluents for other ingredients such as essential oils, and other applications like make-ups and make-up removers, offering excellent skin compatibility with low irritancy and comedogenicity. In pharmaceutical and veterinary use, its high purity — free of toxic polycyclic aromatics and heavy metals — supports use as an adjuvant in animal vaccines (cattle, chickens and pigs) and in gelatine capsule manufacture. Marcol 52 meets the purity level of the European Pharmacopoeia Light Liquid Paraffin monograph, is registered to NSF H1, and meets or exceeds FDA 21 CFR 178.3620(a) and the US Pharmacopeia/National Formulary Light Mineral Oil monograph. Typical properties include a kinematic viscosity of 7.0-8.0 mm²/s at 40°C, density of 828-837 kg/m³ at 15°C, flash point ≥150°C and pour point ≤-6°C.

Applications

• Marcol 52 can be used in a variety of food-contact, cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications, subject to the applicable laws and regulations in each country.
• To limit ingestion and aspiration hazards, it should not be used in nasal, oral or lip-care products, or as a food additive other than for food-contact materials.
• Used as a component of cosmetic cleansers.
• Used in hair-care products.
• Used as a neutral, protective diluent for other cosmetic ingredients such as essential oils.
• Used in other applications such as make-up and make-up removers.
• Used as an adjuvant in vaccines for animals (cattle, chickens and pigs), where its low viscosity offers optimal efficacy.
• Used in gelatine capsule manufacture.

Performance & benefits

• Provides many practical advantages to the formulation specialist: excellent skin compatibility, low irritancy and comedogenicity.
• Very good balance between resistance to bacteria and ultimate biodegradability, with minimal environmental impact.
• Offers a high level of safety for pharmaceutical and veterinary use, thanks to its high purity (absence of toxic polycyclic aromatics and heavy metals) and the complete destruction of germs in the high-temperature manufacturing process.