Identification

Namepetroleum wax, synthetic
CAS Number977045-73-0
FDA UNIISearch

Regulatory

FDA Mainterm (SATF)977045-73-0 ; PETROLEUM WAX, SYNTHETIC
FDA RegulationFDA PART 172 -- FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION

Physical Properties

Food Chemicals Codex Listed No

No sensory data available

Safety Information

Oral/Parenteral ToxicityNot determined
Dermal ToxicityNot determined
Inhalation ToxicityNot determined

GHS Classification

['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']

Safety in Use

Categorymultipurpose additives
Recommendation for petroleum wax, synthetic usage levels up tonot for fragrance use.
Recommendation for petroleum wax, synthetic flavor usage levels up tonot for flavor use.

No supplier data available

Potential Uses

None Found

Natural Occurrence

not found in nature

Synonyms

paraffin, synthetic PubMed: Relating rheological measurements to primary and secondary skin feeling when mineral-based and Fischer-Tropsch wax-based cosmetic emulsions and jellies are applied to the skin. PubMed: The benefits of Fischer-Tropsch waxes in synthetic petroleum jelly. PubMed: Screening studies of yeasts capable of utilizing petroleum fractions. PubMed: On the influence of bread baked with paraffine-oil, mineral paraffine or synthetic wax, on the growth of rats and chickens.