Industrial Vaseline Parameter Specification Result Appearance White or Yellowish Translucent soft unctuous,odorless,has certain drawing Complies Melting Point 45-60°C 58°C UV Absorbance 0.50 (290nm) 0.143 ConePenetration (0.1mm) 122 Residue on ignition 0.05% 0.032 Sulfide 0.00017% Complies Acidity or Alkalinity Plus phenolphthalein colorless and methyl orange can not show pink Complies Density 0.815-0.880 (60°C) 0.832 Organic Acids Show red Complies Fixed oils, fats&Rosins No ppt or oily matters is produced Complies Heavy metal 0.003% Complies Arsenic salt 0.0002% Complies Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Absorbance at 260-420nm not more than the absorbance at 278nm Complies
Medical Vaseline Parameter Specification Result Appearance White or Yellowish Translucent soft unctuous,odorless,has certain drawing Complies Melting Point 45-60°C 59°C UV Absorbance 0.50 (290nm) 0.148 ConePenetration 130-230 (0.1mm) 148 Residue on ignition 0.05% 0.031 Sulfide 0.00017% Complies Acidity or Alkalinity Plus phenolphthalein colorless and methyl orange can not show pink Complies Density 0.815-0.880 (60°C) 0.837 Organic Acids Show red Complies Fixed oils, fats&Rosins No ppt or oily matters is produced Complies Heavy metal 0.003% Complies Arsenic salt 0.0002% Complies Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons Absorbance at 260-420nm not more than the absorbance at 278nm Complies
Petroleum jelly is a semi-liquid mixture of alkyl hydrocarbons or saturated hydrocarbons, also called petrolatum, produced by fractional distillation of petroleum. Its state is between solid and liquid at room temperature, and it has three colors of brown, yellow and white for different purposes
