Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Activated Carbon (Activated Charcoal, GAC)
CAS 7440-44-0
A high-surface-area adsorbent for purification of water, air, gases, and process streams. It is used as an adsorbent for purification and decolorization of water, air, gases, and liquids, and as a reducing agent in process applications.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Aluminum Chloride Hexahydrate (AlCl3·6H2O)
CAS 7784-13-6
The water-soluble hydrated aluminum chloride used in cosmetic astringent and industrial processing formulations. It is used as an astringent/antiperspirant ingredient in cosmetics and as a precursor and processing aid in textile dyeing, wood preservation, and photographic and petroleum applications.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Aluminum Chloride, Anhydrous (AlCl3)
CAS 7446-70-0
The benchmark Lewis-acid catalyst for Friedel-Crafts chemistry and a precursor to aluminum compounds. It is the classic catalyst for Friedel-Crafts acylation and alkylation and serves as a chemical intermediate for numerous aluminum compounds, with further use in petroleum cracking and the manufacture of rubbers and…
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Aluminum Hydroxide (ATH, Alumina Trihydrate)
CAS 21645-51-2
A halogen-free mineral flame retardant that quenches fire by releasing water as it decomposes. In plastics, rubber, and latex foams it releases water on heating to retard flame and suppress smoke.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Amorphous Silica (Synthetic Amorphous Silica, Silicon Dioxide)
CAS 7631-86-9
A versatile synthetic silica engineered for flow, rheology, and reinforcement across powders, liquids, and rubber. It is used as an anti-caking and free-flow agent in powders, a liquid carrier and adsorbent, a viscosity-control/thickening agent, a defoamer, a mild abrasive, and a reinforcing filler in rubber…
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Natural Extracts & Oils
Annatto Extract (Annatto, Bixin)
CAS 8008-79-5
A plant-derived yellow-to-orange colorant for food and personal-care use. PubChem classifies bixin as a food-additive colour; annatto is an established natural yellow-to-orange colorant.
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Specialty Additives
Astaxanthin
CAS 472-61-7
A red-orange carotenoid pigment central to aquaculture feed coloration. It is used as a pigment in salmonid and crustacean aquaculture and as a carotenoid colorant across the feed, food, and cosmetics industries.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Barium Sulfate (Barite, Barytes)
CAS 7727-43-7
A high-density, inert sulfate that adds weight to drilling muds and body to filled formulations. Its high specific gravity makes it the standard weighting agent in oil- and gas-well drilling fluids and a high-density aggregate for radiation-shielding concrete.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Basic Copper Carbonate (Cupric Carbonate, Malachite)
CAS 12069-69-1
A green copper(II) salt used as a pigment, a copper source, and an agricultural seed-treatment active. Industry references record use as a pigment, in pyrotechnics, as an algaecide and seed-treatment fungicide, in bronze plating, and as a copper source in animal feed.
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Acids & Salts
Behenic Acid (Docosanoic Acid)
CAS 112-85-6
A long-chain C22 fatty acid for emulsification, lubrication, and intermediate synthesis. Established uses include cosmetic emulsifiers and emollients, waxes, plasticizers and stabilizers, lubricating oils, and service as a chemical intermediate; the behenamide derivative is used as an antifoam in detergent manufacture.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Bentonite (Montmorillonite Clay)
CAS 1302-78-9
A swelling montmorillonite clay that delivers binding, suspension, and adsorption performance across foundry, drilling, and processing operations. It is used as a binder in foundry molding and core sands, as the principal viscosifier in drilling muds, as an iron-ore pelletizing binder, and as an adsorbent…
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Beta-Carotene
CAS 7235-40-7
A carotenoid pigment and provitamin A in a water-dispersible form for food and supplement use. Established uses include service as a yellow/orange colorant for foods, a provitamin A source in nutritional supplements and animal feed, and a cosmetic colorant.
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Specialty Additives
Bilberry Extract (Vaccinium myrtillus)
CAS 84082-34-8
An anthocyanin-bearing bilberry fruit extract for nutraceutical and cosmetic formulation. It is supplied as a raw material for dietary-supplement, functional-food, and cosmetic formulations.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Boron Nitride (BN, hBN)
CAS 10043-11-5
A layered ceramic that lubricates like graphite, conducts heat, and withstands extreme temperatures without melting. It is used as a high-temperature solid lubricant and release agent, a thermally conductive yet electrically insulating filler, a refractory and foundry material, and as a slip and soft-focus agent…
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Calcium Carbonate
CAS 471-34-1
A versatile mineral filler, extender, and acid-neutralizing additive across plastics, paper, coatings, and food. It is used as a filler and extender in plastics, paper, paints, adhesives, and sealants; as an opacifier, pH/buffering agent, and abrasive; and as a food additive (dough conditioner, anti-caking, and…
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Calcium Silicate
CAS 1344-95-2
A high-absorbency mineral additive that keeps powders free-flowing and reinforces compounded materials. It is used as an anti-caking and free-flow agent in powders, as an absorbent for liquids and gases, as a reinforcing filler in elastomers and plastics, and as a constituent of lime glass,…
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Esters
Calcium Stearate
CAS 1592-23-0
A metallic-soap additive that lubricates, releases, and scavenges acid across plastics and building materials. It stabilizes PVC resins, acts as a release agent for molded plastics, and waterproofs fabrics, cement, and stucco.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Carbon Black (CB)
CAS 1333-86-4
Engineered elemental carbon that reinforces rubber and delivers deep, durable black coloration. It is used as a reinforcing filler in rubber, including tires, and as a black pigment in inks, coatings and plastics.
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Specialty Additives
Cetostearyl Alcohol (Cetearyl Alcohol)
CAS 67762-27-0
A workhorse fatty-alcohol blend that builds body and stabilizes oil-in-water emulsions across creams, lotions, and surfactant systems. It functions as an emollient, emulsion stabilizer, and opacifier in cosmetic and personal-care formulations, and as a thickening and viscosity-building agent.
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Cetyl Alcohol (1-Hexadecanol)
CAS 36653-82-4
A C16 fatty alcohol that thickens, opacifies, and stabilizes emulsions while leaving a smooth emollient feel. It is used as an emollient, emulsion modifier, and opacifying agent in cosmetics and as an emulsifying and stiffening aid in pharmaceutical preparations.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Chromium(III) Oxide (Chromium Oxide Green, Cr2O3)
CAS 1308-38-9
A heat- and light-stable green oxide spanning pigments, abrasives, refractories and chromium metallurgy. Its hardness suits it to abrasive and polishing compounds and its thermal stability to refractory materials.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Coral Calcium Powder (Calcium Carbonate)
CAS 37220-17-0
A marine-sourced calcium carbonate supplied as a calcium ingredient for supplement and fortification use. Used as a calcium-source ingredient in dietary-supplement and food and beverage fortification applications.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
D&C Green No. 8
CAS 6358-69-6
A synthetic organic acid dye supplied as a water-soluble colorant. 8 is a synthetic organic acid dye supplied as a cosmetic and industrial colorant. Used to impart color in formulated products.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
D&C Orange No. 4 (Acid Orange 7, Orange II)
CAS 633-96-5
A water-soluble monoazo acid dye supplied as an orange colorant. 4 (C.I. Acid Orange 7 / Orange II, CI 15510, CAS 633-96-5), a monoazo acid dye.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
D&C Red 7 (Lithol Rubine BCA, Pigment Red 57:1)
CAS 5281-04-9
An insoluble calcium-salt azo red engineered for cosmetic and polymer coloration. Pigment Red 57:1) is a synthetic monoazo pigment supplied as a red colorant. It is used as a pigment in cosmetics and in plastics including PVC, polyolefins, ABS, PET and polystyrene.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
D&C Red No. 33
CAS 3567-69-9
A water-soluble red azo acid dye supplied as a cosmetic and industrial colorant. 33 is a synthetic red azo acid dye supplied as a colorant (product graded at ~83% dye content).
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Acids & Salts
Dicalcium Phosphate (DCP)
CAS 7757-93-9
A calcium-phosphate mineral source spanning feed, food leavening, and dental formulations. It is used as a mineral supplement and source of calcium and phosphorus in animal feed, as a leavening agent and food additive, as a mild abrasive and mineral source in dental products, and…
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Specialty Additives
Dihydroxyacetone (DHA)
CAS 96-26-4
The cosmetic industry's standard self-tanning active: a three-carbon sugar that browns keratin on contact. Beyond cosmetics it serves as a chemical intermediate, humectant, and emulsifier.
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Glycols & Polyols
Ethylene Glycol Distearate (Glycol Distearate, EGDS)
CAS 627-83-8
A stearate diester that delivers pearlescence and body to surfactant formulations. In surfactant systems it imparts a pearl or opaque appearance while also acting as an emulsifier, emollient, and viscosity modifier.
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Surfactants - Anionic
Fast Green FCF (FD&C Green 3, CI 42053)
CAS 2353-45-9
A bluish-green triarylmethane acid dye for colorant and histological-stain use. 3 and CI 42053, is a water-soluble triarylmethane acid dye. It is used to color foods, drugs, and cosmetics and as a biological stain and counterstain in histology.
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Surfactants - Anionic
FD&C Blue 1 Aluminum Lake (Brilliant Blue FCF, CI 42090)
CAS 68921-42-6
An aluminum-lake pigment delivering insoluble, bright-blue color for food, drug, and cosmetic systems. The lake anchors the dye onto an aluminum-hydroxide substrate to give a water-insoluble pigment used to color foods, drugs, and cosmetics, as well as inks and coated surfaces.
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Surfactants - Anionic
FD&C Red 40 (Allura Red AC)
CAS 25956-17-6
A high-tinting synthetic red for food, cosmetic and consumer-product coloring, available in bulk powder. It is used as a color additive in food products and as a colorant in cosmetic, hair-dye and personal-care formulations.
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Surfactants - Anionic
FD&C Red No. 4 (Ponceau SX, C.I. 14700)
CAS 4548-53-2
A synthetic monoazo red for textile, paper and biological-staining work, shipped to colorant-house specifications. 4 (Ponceau SX, CAS 2650-18-2) is a water-soluble monoazo acid dye supplied as a red colorant.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
FD&C Yellow 5 Aluminum Lake (Tartrazine Aluminum Lake)
CAS 1934-21-0
A water-insoluble yellow lake for dispersion-based coloring of cosmetics and coated products. It is used as a cosmetic colorant, including in hair-coloring formulations.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Ferric Hydroxide
CAS 1310-14-1
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Esters
Ferrous Gluconate (Iron(II) Gluconate)
CAS 299-29-6
A food-grade iron source supplied for fortification, olive coloring and feed-mineral programs. It is used as an iron-source food additive and supplement ingredient, as a color-retention agent (notably for ripe olives), and as a trace-mineral additive in animal feed.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Fumed Silica (Pyrogenic Silica, Colloidal Silicon Dioxide)
CAS 112945-52-5
A pyrogenic silica that builds viscosity and controls flow at low loadings across liquids and powders. It is used as a thickening and anti-settling agent, as an anti-caking agent in powders and foods, as a pharmaceutical excipient, and as a viscosity-controlling and bulking ingredient in…
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Amines & Amides
Gentian Violet (Crystal Violet)
CAS 548-62-9
A deep-violet triarylmethane dye for staining, ink and pH-indicator applications. Basic Violet 3; CAS 548-62-9) is a triarylmethane basic dye. It is used as a dye for wood, silk and paper, as a colorant in inks, as a biological stain, and as a pH indicator…
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Hydrated Silica
CAS 10279-57-9
Synthetic amorphous silica delivered in grades for dentifrice abrasion, flow control, and rheology building. It functions as a mild abrasive, absorbent, and anti-caking/thickening agent, with primary use in dentifrices and personal-care products and as a filler in industrial formulations.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Iron Oxide Black (Synthetic, CI 77499)
CAS 12227-89-3
A synthetic black iron-oxide pigment supplied in bulk for coatings, plastics, and construction coloring. It is used as a colorant in paints and coatings, plastics, construction materials, and cosmetics, and serves as a filler and adsorbent.
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Iron Oxide Red (Fe2O3, CI 77491)
CAS 1309-37-1
A red iron-oxide (hematite) pigment and polishing abrasive supplied in bulk for industrial color and finishing. It is used as a pigment for paints, paper, ceramics, and construction, as a polishing abrasive (jeweler's rouge), and as a catalyst.
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Iron Oxide Yellow (Synthetic, CI 77492)
CAS 51274-00-1
A synthetic yellow iron-oxide pigment supplied for coatings, polymers, and construction coloring. It is used as a coloring agent in paints, lacquers, varnishes, and polymers, as a cosmetic colorant, and as a food colorant.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Kaolin (China Clay)
CAS 1332-58-7
A bright, inert aluminosilicate clay that coats paper, builds ceramics and extends filled compounds. Its largest uses are as a coating pigment and filler in paper and as a body and glaze raw material in ceramics, tiles and sanitary ware.
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Specialty Additives
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…
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Specialty Additives
Laccase Enzyme
CAS 80498-15-3
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Esters
Lithium Stearate (Lithium Octadecanoate)
CAS 4485-12-5
The lithium soap that gels base oils into water-resistant, wide-temperature lubricating greases. It is used primarily as a thickener and gelling agent that converts oils into lithium-soap lubricating greases, and as a lubricant, mold-release, and stabilizing additive in plastics and coatings.
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Natural Extracts & Oils
Lutein (Marigold Extract, Tagetes Erecta)
CAS 84776-23-8
A marigold-derived xanthophyll concentrate that deposits natural yellow color in feed, food, and formulations. It is used as a natural yellow-orange colorant, as a xanthophyll pigmenting additive in poultry and egg-yolk feed, and as a nutrient/supplement ingredient.
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Natural Extracts & Oils
Lutein (Xanthophyll)
CAS 127-40-2
A carotenoid colorant and nutrient supplied at a standardized 5% lutein assay. It serves as a natural yellow colorant and food additive and as a xanthophyll pigmenting and nutrient ingredient for feed, food, and supplement formulations.
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