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 Category:emulsifiers 
  
US / EU / FDA / JECFA / FEMA / FLAVIS / Scholar / Patent Information: 
  
Physical Properties: 
| Assay: |  95.00 to 100.00 
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| Food Chemicals Codex Listed:  | No |  
| Boiling Point: |  495.30 °C. @  760.00 mm Hg (est)
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| Flash Point: |  513.00 °F. TCC (  267.40 °C. ) (est)
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| logP (o/w): |   5.997 (est) |  
 
  
Organoleptic Properties: 
| Odor Strength:none |  
| Odor Description:at 100.00 %. mild waxy |  
| Odor and/or flavor descriptions from others (if found). |  
 
  
Cosmetic Information: 
  
Suppliers: 
| Croda |  
| Cithrol™ 4DS
 Odor: bland Use: Surfactant with emulsifying and thickening properties for use in cosmetic applications.  |  
| HallStar |  
| HALLSTAR® PEG 400 DS
 Odor: characteristic Use: HallStar PEG 400 DS is a vegetable-derived ester made from the reaction of triple-pressed grade stearic acid and polyethylene glycol for defined composition. It is used as an emulsifier (HLB 8.5), emollient, opacifying agent and/or conditioning agent in various products.  |  
| Kraft Chemical |  
| PEG-8 Distearate
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| Lipo Chemicals |  
| Lipopeg® 4-DS
 Odor: characteristic Use: Lipopeg® 4-DS is a nonionic emulsifier for use in neutral to mildly alkaline and acid pH systems. It is recommended for use in hair care products, deodorant and antiperspirant sticks, creams, lotions, and shampoos as a viscosity modifier.  |  
 
  
Safety Information: 
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| Hazards identification |  
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|  Classification of the substance or mixture |  
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) |  
| None found. |  
|  GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements |  
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| Pictogram |  |  
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| Hazard statement(s) |  
| None found. |  
| Precautionary statement(s) |  
| None found. |  
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity:  |  
intravenous-mouse LD50  365 mg/kg Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific Edition. Vol. 38, Pg. 428, 1949.
  
intravenous-mouse LD50  220 mg/kg Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association, Scientific Edition. Vol. 38, Pg. 428, 1949.
  
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| Dermal Toxicity:  |  
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Not determined
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| Inhalation Toxicity:  |  
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Not determined
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Safety in Use Information: 
| Category:  |  | emulsifiers |  
| Recommendation for peg-8 distearate usage levels up to:  |  |   | not for fragrance use.
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| Recommendation for peg-8 distearate flavor usage levels up to:  |  
|   | not for flavor use.
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Other Information: 
  
Potential Blenders and core components  note 
  
Potential Uses: 
  
Occurrence (nature, food, other): note 
  
Synonyms: 
|   | cithrol 4DS |  |   | ethane-1,2-diol; heptadecanoic acid (peg 8) |  |   | hallstar peg 400 DS |  |   | hetoxamate 400 DS |  |   | lipopeg 4-DS |  |   | pegosperse 400 DS |  |   | poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxooctadecyl)-.omega.-[(1-oxooctadecyl)oxy]- (8 mol EO average molar ratio) |  |   | polyethylene glycol (8) distearate |  |   | polyoxyethylene (8) distearate |  
 
  
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