L-Carnitine L-Tartrate (LCLT)
CAS 36687-82-8
The non-hygroscopic tartrate salt of L-carnitine, formulated where powder stability and flow matter. It is used as an ingredient in dietary supplement and functional food and beverage products.
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L-Erythrulose (Erythrulose)
CAS 533-50-6
A keto-tetrose self-tanning agent that develops color gradually through Maillard chemistry with skin keratin. It is used as a cosmetic self-tanning (sunless tanning) ingredient: a reducing sugar that reacts with amino groups in skin keratin via the Maillard reaction to develop color, and is commonly…
Color / Pigmentation
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L-Proline
CAS 147-85-3
A versatile amino-acid building block bridging fermentation media, food fortification, and fine-chemical synthesis. It is used as a component of microbiological culture media, as a flavoring agent and nutritional ingredient in food, and as a starting material in pharmaceutical synthesis.
Conditioning
Moisture Control
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Laccase Enzyme
CAS 80498-15-3
Color / Pigmentation
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Lactitol
CAS 585-86-4
A lactose-derived polyol bridging reduced-sugar food formulation and tablet manufacturing. It is used as a bulk sweetener and sugar substitute in food and as a diluent in solid pharmaceutical dosage forms.
Moisture Control
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Lactose Monohydrate
CAS 64044-51-5
The workhorse lactose grade for tablet and capsule filling and dry-blend dilution. It is used as a diluent and filler-binder in pharmaceutical tablets and capsules and as an ingredient in food products.
Thickening / Rheology
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Lactose Monohydrate (Hydrous Lactose)
CAS 10039-26-6
Fine-milled monohydrate lactose for uniform dispersion in dry blends and granulations. It is used as a diluent and filler-binder in pharmaceutical solid dosage forms and as an ingredient in food products.
Thickening / Rheology
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Laureth-3
CAS 68551-12-2
A low-ethoxylate lauryl surfactant favored as an emulsifier and wetting agent. It is used as an emulsifier, wetting agent, and dispersant in cleaning and personal-care formulations.
Cleaning / Degreasing
Surfactancy
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Lauryl Alcohol (1-Dodecanol, Dodecyl Alcohol)
CAS 112-53-8
A C12 fatty alcohol feedstock for the sulfation and ethoxylation chemistry behind anionic and nonionic surfactants. It serves chiefly as a chemical intermediate for sulfate and ethoxylate surfactants and as a foam stabilizer for alcohol-sulfate surfactant systems.
Emolliency
Surfactancy
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Lecithin (Soy Lecithin)
CAS 8002-43-5
A phospholipid emulsifier that bridges oil and water phases in food, feed, and industrial systems. It functions as an emulsifier, surfactant, wetting and dispersing agent, and release agent across food, feed, and industrial formulations.
Surfactancy
Emolliency
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Lemongrass Oil (Cymbopogon Oil)
CAS 8007-02-1
A citral-rich essential oil supplied for fragrance, flavor, and downstream terpene synthesis. It is used as a fragrance and flavoring ingredient and as a feedstock for citral-derived chemistry such as ionones and vitamin A intermediates.
Biocidal Action
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Linseed Oil (Flaxseed Oil)
CAS 8001-26-1
A high-iodine drying oil that polymerizes in air to film-form paints, finishes, and linoleum. It is used as a binder and drying oil in oil paints, varnishes, and printing inks, as a wood finish and preservative, and as a raw material for putty, glazing compounds,…
Emolliency
Film Formation
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Lipase (Detergent Grade)
CAS 9001-62-1
Cleaning / Degreasing
Synthesis Intermediate
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Lithium Carbonate (Li2CO3)
CAS 554-13-2
An industrial lithium salt that lowers melt temperatures in glass and ceramics and seeds the lithium supply chain. Technical grades are used as a flux in glass, ceramics, and porcelain glazes, as an additive in cement and refractories, as a constituent of arc-welding electrode coatings,…
pH Adjustment
Synthesis Intermediate
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Lithium Hydroxide (LiOH)
CAS 1310-65-2
A strong lithium base that anchors high-performance greases, scrubs CO2, and feeds battery cathodes. It is the precursor for lithium-soap lubricating greases, a carbon-dioxide absorbent in confined-atmosphere air purification, a cathode-material precursor for lithium-ion batteries, and an additive in alkaline storage batteries; it is also…
pH Adjustment
Synthesis Intermediate
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Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate (LiOH·H2O)
CAS 1310-66-3
The hydrated, shippable form of lithium hydroxide feeding battery, grease, and CO2-scrubbing applications. It is used as a precursor for lithium-ion battery cathode materials, a source of lithium for lubricating-grease thickeners, a carbon-dioxide absorbent, and a catalyst in esterification and polymerization.
pH Adjustment
Synthesis Intermediate
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Locust Bean Gum
CAS 9000-40-2
Thickening / Rheology
Film Formation
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Luffa Cylindrica (Loofah)
CAS 90131-71-8
A renewable cellulosic plant fiber valued as a natural exfoliant and scrubbing matrix. Its fibrous vascular network is used as a natural exfoliant and scrubbing medium in personal-care and cleaning products and as a renewable cellulosic fiber.
Thickening / Rheology
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Lupeol
CAS 545-47-1
A potent antioxidant derived from plants that protects skin from environmental damage, reduces inflammation, and promotes a youthful complexion. Commonly used
Conditioning
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Lycopene (Tomato Extract)
CAS 502-65-8
A carotenoid red colorant concentrated from tomato and supplied at a standardized lycopene assay. It is used as a natural red colorant in food and as a cosmetic colorant and antioxidant ingredient.
Preservation
Color / Pigmentation
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Magnesium Alkyl Ether Sulfate (Magnesium Laureth Sulfate)
CAS 111937-03-2
A magnesium-counterion ether-sulfate surfactant supplied as a concentrated paste for foaming cleansers. It is used as a foaming and cleansing agent in shampoos, body washes, and liquid household and industrial cleaners.
Surfactancy
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Magnesium Aluminum Silicate (Aluminum Magnesium Silicate)
CAS 1327-43-1
A swelling clay that builds yield value and holds particles in suspension across waterborne systems. It is used as a rheology modifier, suspending agent, and thickener in coatings, personal care, and household products, and as an anticaking agent, opacifier, and absorbent.
Color / Pigmentation
Viscosity Modification
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Magnesium Ascorbate (Magnesium L-Ascorbate)
CAS 15431-40-0
A pH-buffered, non-acidic vitamin C salt for supplement, food, and skin-care formulations. It is used as a non-acidic vitamin C source and antioxidant ingredient in dietary-supplement, food, and cosmetic formulations.
Conditioning
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Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate (MAP)
CAS 113170-55-1
A hydrolysis-stable vitamin C phosphate ester formulated for water-based skin care. It is used as an antioxidant active and stable vitamin C source in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
Conditioning
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Magnesium Chloride
CAS 7786-30-3
A versatile magnesium salt spanning de-icing brines, oxychloride cements, and nutrient supply. It is used for road de-icing and dust control, as the reactive component in magnesium oxychloride (Sorel) cement and wallboard, and as a magnesium source in fertilizers and animal feed.
Viscosity Modification
Moisture Control
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Magnesium Hydroxide (MDH)
CAS 1309-42-8
A high-temperature, halogen-free mineral flame retardant that also neutralizes process acids and treats effluent. In polymers it serves as a halogen-free flame retardant and smoke suppressant with higher thermal stability than aluminum hydroxide.
pH Adjustment
Flame Retardancy
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Magnesium Malate
CAS 869-06-7
A bulk magnesium source built on the malic acid backbone, granulated for clean metering into supplement and food blends. It is used as a food- and supplement-grade source of magnesium and as a dietary-supplement ingredient.
pH Adjustment
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Magnesium Oxide (Light)
CAS 1309-48-4
High-surface-area light magnesia for refractories, feed and fertilizer additives, and acid-acceptor duty in rubber and process chemistry. Documented uses span refractory and insulation products, animal feed and fertilizer additives, rubber compounding, and food-grade applications such as anticaking and pH adjustment; it also acts as an…
Color / Pigmentation
pH Adjustment
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Maleic Anhydride (MAH)
CAS 108-31-6
The reactive anhydride monomer that underpins unsaturated polyester resins and maleic-modified chemistries. Industry references record its use in unsaturated polyester and alkyd-type resins, copolymerization reactions, coatings and paper-sizing resins, lube-oil dispersants and corrosion inhibitors, and the manufacture of fumaric and tartaric acids, plus its role…
Film Formation
Synthesis Intermediate
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Manganese Chloride (Manganese(II) Chloride)
CAS 7773-01-5
A soluble divalent manganese salt feeding dyeing, drier, battery, and trace-nutrient chemistries. Documented uses include textile dyeing, disinfecting and purifying natural gas, manufacture of linseed-oil driers and dry-cell batteries, and use as a manganese nutrient supplement.
Synthesis Intermediate
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Manganese Dioxide
CAS 1313-13-9
Technical-grade manganese dioxide for battery cathodes, synthetic oxidation, and glass and ceramic coloring. It is used primarily in dry-cell and alkaline batteries and as an oxidant in organic synthesis, and also serves as a glass decolorizer and colorant, a ceramic and brick pigment, and a…
Preservation
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Mango Butter
CAS 90063-86-8
A solid botanical kernel fat that brings a firm, emollient base to balms, sticks, and confectionery blends. It is used as an emollient and skin- and hair-conditioning fat in personal-care formulations and as a hard fat (cocoa-butter-equivalent) base in confectionery and cosmetic sticks.
Emolliency
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Melamine
CAS 108-78-1
Synthesis Intermediate
Flame Retardancy
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Melamine Cyanurate
CAS 37640-57-6
Flame Retardancy
Lubrication
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Melamine-Formaldehyde Resin (Melamine Resin)
CAS 68002-20-0
A thermosetting amino resin that cures into hard, heat- and scratch-resistant networks. It is used as a crosslinking agent in industrial coatings, as a binder in laminates and molding compounds, and as a finishing resin in textiles.
Film Formation
Crosslinking / Curing
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Methyl 2-benzoylbenzoate (OMBB)
CAS 606-28-0
Liquid Type II benzophenone-derivative co-initiator/synergist for low-migration surface cure of UV coatings (Coatings & Construction) Liquid initiator improving solubility in UV/UV-LED inks and varnishes (Industrial Manufacturing) Cures UV-curable plastics and adhesives in amine-synergist systems (Plastics & Polymers)
Crosslinking / Curing
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Methyl benzoylformate (MBF)
CAS 15206-55-0
Liquid Type I alpha-ketoester photoinitiator for low-yellowing, low-odor cure of clear UV coatings (Coatings & Construction) Improves surface cure and reduces odor in UV/UV-LED inks and varnishes (Industrial Manufacturing) Cures clear UV-curable adhesives and plastics with easy formulation handling (Plastics & Polymers)
Crosslinking / Curing
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Methyl Methacrylate (MMA)
CAS 80-62-6
The base acrylic monomer behind PMMA sheet, coatings, and adhesives. It is used to produce cast acrylic sheet, molding and extrusion compounds, latex paints and coatings, and adhesives and cements.
Color / Pigmentation
Synthesis Intermediate
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Methyl Nortallow Tallowamidoethyl Imidazolinium Methosulfate
CAS 68610-77-5
A tallow imidazolinium methosulfate that imparts softness and static control to fibers. Quaternaries of this class are used as fabric- and textile-softening actives and as antistatic conditioning agents.
Conditioning
Surfactancy
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Methyl-1-tallow Amidoethyl-2-tallow Imidazolinium Methyl Sulfate
CAS 68424-85-1
A tallow-based imidazolinium quat that deposits softening, antistatic feel onto fibers and surfaces. Quaternaries of this class are used as fabric- and textile-softening actives and as antistatic, substantive conditioning agents.
Biocidal Action
Preservation
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Methyl-1-tallow Amidoethyl-2-tallow Imidazolinium Methyl Sulfate
CAS 68122-86-1
An imidazolinium quaternary engineered to bind to fibers and leave a soft, antistatic finish. Quaternaries of this class function as fabric-softening actives and as antistatic, substantive conditioning agents for fibers and surfaces.
Conditioning
Surfactancy
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Methylchloroisothiazolinone (CMIT)
CAS 26172-55-4
A broad-spectrum isothiazolinone microbiostat supplied as an in-can preservative for industrial and water-based systems. It is used as a preservative and biocide in cosmetics and across industrial systems including metalworking fluids, latex paints, adhesives, and process waters.
Preservation
Biocidal Action
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Methylchloroisothiazolinone/Methylisothiazolinone (CMIT/MIT)
CAS 55965-84-9
A water-based 3:1 isothiazolinone preservative blend supplied for broad-spectrum protection of formulated products. It is used as a broad-spectrum preservative and biocide in cosmetics, personal-care products, and industrial water-based systems.
Biocidal Action
Preservation
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Methylene Chloride (Dichloromethane, DCM)
CAS 75-09-2
A high-density, non-flammable chlorinated solvent for stripping, extraction, and degreasing. It is used predominantly in paint strippers and removers, as a process and extraction solvent in chemical manufacture, as a metal-cleaning and degreasing solvent, and as a blowing agent for polyurethane foam.
Solvency
Cleaning / Degreasing
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Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI)
CAS 101-68-8
The aromatic diisocyanate that drives rigid polyurethane foam, TPU, and reaction-injection-molding chemistry. Pure and polymeric MDI grades also feed reaction-injection-molded parts, thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers, adhesives and binders, two-component coatings, and spandex fibers.
Crosslinking / Curing
Synthesis Intermediate
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Methylisothiazolinone (MIT)
CAS 2682-20-4
A broad-spectrum isothiazolinone preservative that holds back microbial spoilage in water-based systems. It is used as an antimicrobial preservative in paints, latex emulsions, adhesives, metalworking and cutting fluids, paper coatings, and cooling and process water.
Preservation
Biocidal Action
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Methyltin Mercaptide (Organotin Stabilizer)
CAS 57583-35-4
An organotin heat stabilizer that keeps rigid PVC from degrading under high-temperature processing. It protects PVC against thermal degradation during extrusion, calendering, blow molding, and injection molding.
Preservation
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Milk Thistle Extract (Silymarin)
CAS 84604-20-6
A standardized Silybum marianum extract supplied as an 80% silymarin flavonolignan complex. It is supplied as a dietary supplement ingredient and is used in cosmetic formulations as a skin-conditioning agent.
Conditioning
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