Stearic Acid 1lb Cosmetic Grade (1lb)L8

This product is great. It really works with several different things I tried.

You may have seen commercial products that you can mix with used cooking oil to solidify it for disposal - well, virtually all of them have stearic acid as their primary, and sometimes only, ingredient.I have a stainless steel filtered gallon container that I use to keep oil for deep frying re-use, and I typically use each gallon of oil 3-6 times before disposing of it depending on what's been cooked. Disposing of the oil is always a pain in the butt - we're out in the country on a septic system so would never send it down the drain. I know some people freeze it and/or ziploc bag it and put it in their trash, but in the Texas heat it would thaw and potentially leak making for a HUGE, stinky, bug-and-scavenger-attracting mess.I started looking at the retail products for solidifying oil and found that they all depend on stearic acid. I then found that Consumer Reports tested and found that stearic acid works similarly to the commercial products for a much lower cost, so I gave it a try - and it works!When it's time to dispose of the oil, after cooking while it's till warm I had 2 to 3 tablespoons of stearic acid per cup of oil and set the pan aside to cool and solidify. After a few hours the oil has congealed into a gel which I can then dispose of directly in the trash, or sometimes bag it in a ziploc to ensure no gross out-squeezings.Overall I'm very happy with this product for oil disposal and highly recommend it.

Got it to solidify cooking oil to dispose of instead of pricey brand name products. Works great! 1/2 c in the pan that had maybe an inch of oil for frying, solidifies in a couple hours. I only fry once in 2 weeks so the amount is fine. Scrape it into garbage instead of washing down a drain!

On time and perfect for my project

I like it. Served the purpose of thickening a hand cream that became watery over time. 2.4 tsp is what is typically needed for an 8 oz cream. Be careful though, as it doesn't thicken immediately and adding more is not the correct thing to do.Two complaints:1) Made the cream slightly gritty. Had to do it 2 more times before I got it correct2) No instructions on how to "melt" it into a liquid to add to hand cream. This resulted in # 1; however, I understand people use it for different purposes

This fatty acid is an essential ingredient in my emulsified scrub recipe. The material was packaged nicely and flows well from the bag. Good quality. "Stearic acid is one of many fatty acids that occur naturally in various plants and animal derivatives. It's found in such products as animal tallow, cocoa butter and vegetable fats. When it's used in cosmetic products, stearic acid primarily fulfills the role of a thickener or hardener" (excerpt from howstuffworks).

This stearic acid hardens really easily, so just be aware of that when you use it. The material is naturally waxy and crumbly. It works especially well for hardening candles, and it keeps the ingredients together well. It keeps products hard and solid. I just used it in my soy wax candles with essential oils, rose petals powder, mica, rose petals, and pink himalayan salt. It works beautifully!

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