Isolated suberin acid mixture made from wild Finnish birch bark can be commercially used e.g. as a gelling agent in cosmetic products.
- Soluble in alkyl acetates, acetone, ethanol
- Alkaline water
- Soluble in polaric oils
- Not soluble in water nor glyserol
- Melting point 72-78°C
INCI name: Betula pendula extract
Typical composition of off-white to beige colour:
18-Hydroxyoctadec-9-enoic acid, 0-2 %
9,10-Epoxy-18-hydroxyoctadecanoic acid, 57-67 %
20-Hydroxyeicosanoic acid, 2-5 %
9,10,18-Trihydroxyoctadecanoic acid, 3-15 %
22-Hydroxydocosanoic acid, 23-28 %