Overview of Magnesium stearate

What's Magnesium stearate ?

Magnesium Stearate, also referred to as magnesium octadecanoic a chemical derivative of sodium stearate and magnesium. It is a white, fine powder with no sand; it is odorless; it has a slippery sensation when it comes in contact with skin. This powder is insoluble in water, ethanol or ether, and is used primarily as the lubricant, anti-adhesive and glidant. It is especially suitable for the processing of extracts and oils The granules created are highly compressible and fluid. They are used as a flow aid for direct compression. It can also serve as a filter aid, a clarifying agent, as well as a foaming agent, as well as an effective suspending agent as well as a thickening agent in liquid preparations.

Aspects for application of Magnesium Stearate:

1. Magnesium stearate is used in medical and health products

Magnesium stearate is a novel accessory material that can be used as a film-forming substance of solid food preparations. as a thickener for liquid suspension preparations for suspension, other similar applications. Magnesiumstearate does not cause any harm and is edible. It is also widely used as an additive in healthcare products. It is often used as a film coating to tablets because it can help allow the health products to be released at specific times, as required and also provide lubrication. Active ingredient.

2. . magnesium stearate is used in cosmetics

Magnesium is commonly used in powdery cosmetics, including talcum powder blush, powder, eye shadow, etc. It helps improve the lubricity and adhesion of various powders on the skin, specifically covering smoothing, extending, and stretching. Adhesion, absorption, etc.

3. Magnesium Stearate is used in food products.

Magnesium stearate can be found mainly for pressed foods (tablet candy or milk tablets, nuts chips, dietary fiber tablets, honey tablets and others. ) and can increase liquidity, non-stickiness, and lubricity of the material as well as improve the look of tablets. The gloss helps make the tablets completely smooth and is a requirement for process addition.

Also, magnesium stearate is also widely used in coatings or rubber, plastics textiles, and various other industrial areas.

It's an excellent lubricant and dispersion stabilizing auxiliary. It can also be used as filters, a clarifying agent, foaming agent, as well as the thickener and suspending agent used in liquid formulations.

Magnesium Stearate Harmful to human cells

Magnesium-stearate is insoluble water and organic solutions, but soluble in hot acidic ethanol and. In the event that the body is ingesting magnesium stearateor magnesium stearate chemically reacts with gastric acids, creating magnesium chloride and stearic acids. Magnesium sulfide is soluble in water so that the body is able to eliminate it via sweat and urine, and it can be digested and absorbed by the body. This means that magnesium stearate will not cause injury to the human body.

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