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HS Code |
306894 |
| Inci Name | C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate |
| Chemical Class | Ester |
| Cas Number | 68411-27-8 |
| Appearance | Clear, colorless to pale yellow liquid |
| Odor | Faint, characteristic |
| Solubility In Water | Insoluble |
| Melting Point | < -10°C |
| Boiling Point | > 250°C |
| Density | 0.95 g/cm³ at 20°C |
| Refractive Index | 1.454 - 1.458 at 20°C |
| Flash Point | ≥ 180°C |
| Viscosity | 16-22 cSt at 25°C |
| Molecular Weight | Varies (approx. 390-470 g/mol) |
| Usage In Cosmetics | Emollient, solubilizer, skin conditioning agent |
As an accredited C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate factory, we enforce strict quality protocols—every batch undergoes rigorous testing to ensure consistent efficacy and safety standards.
| Packing | The 1-liter container of C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate features a sturdy, opaque plastic bottle with a secure screw cap and chemical labeling. |
| Shipping | C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate is shipped in tightly sealed, chemically compatible containers, such as drums or IBC totes. It should be transported in accordance with local regulations, stored in a cool, dry, and well-ventilated area, away from heat and incompatible substances. Proper labeling and documentation are essential for safe handling and transport. |
| Storage | C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate should be stored in a tightly sealed container, away from moisture, heat, and direct sunlight. Store in a cool, dry, well-ventilated area, separate from strong oxidizing agents. Ensure proper labeling and avoid exposure to extreme temperatures. Follow all relevant safety and regulatory guidelines for chemical storage to prevent contamination or leakage. |
Applications of C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate in Industrial ManufacturingC12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate supports critical formulation and production requirements across multiple industrial sectors. As the original manufacturer, we supply this raw material to demanding customers for specialized applications where compliance, processing control, and quality assurance are essential. 1. Personal Care Emulsions and Creams ManufacturingManufacturers of facial creams, lotions, and sunscreens use this ingredient to enhance skin feel and spreadability, optimize emulsion stability, and reduce tackiness in end formulations. Its hydrophobic nature assists in reducing oiliness while improving absorption, which helps formulators achieve required sensory attributes, particularly in leave-on dermal products. Regulatory requirements in cosmetic sectors are strict for ingredient traceability and safety, so our production process guarantees consistent grade and purity. Industry compliance standards
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2. Color Cosmetics and Decorative Make-upProduction of pressed powders, foundations, and creamy color cosmetics relies on this ester to improve pigment dispersion and deliver a non-greasy, lightweight finish. It works as a binder for pigments and a texture modifier, allowing the production of formulas with precise, market-driven application properties. We tailor the purity and physical properties to meet the critical flow and feel requirements of make-up lines. Industry compliance standards
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3. Sun Care and UV Filter SystemsThis material serves as a solubilizer for oil-soluble UV filters and as a slip agent in sun care formulations. It enhances distribution of active photoprotective agents for uniform coverage. Integration is essential to meet mandatory efficacy and safety testing by global regulators. As a manufacturer, we offer supply chain documentation supporting ingredient traceability and product safety evaluations for sun care brands. Industry compliance standards
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4. Industrial Lubricants for Precision EngineeringC12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate supports the production of specialty lubricating fluids for textile, automotive, and small machinery sectors. Its stable ester structure provides excellent low-temperature flow, biodegradability, and compatibility with synthetic bases. We supply product with narrow carbon range and consistent viscosity, which allows industrial formulators to meet critical mechanical and environmental performance benchmarks. Industry compliance standards
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5. Plastic Additive Masterbatch and PVC ProcessingUsed as an internal lubricant and plasticizer, C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate increases process efficiency and final polymer flexibility in specialty films, PVC flooring, and wire insulation. Industrial compounders select this material for its compatibility with PVC and other thermoplastics without causing haze or migration. Our production quality ensures consistent ester content and low volatility needed for stable plastic processing. Industry compliance standards
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6. Industrial Cleaning and Degreasing FormulationsC12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate enhances cleaning efficacy in industrial hand cleaners and solvent-based degreasing agents for engineering and maintenance. Its solvency helps dissolve grease and oil residues, while providing emolliency to protect worker skin in strong cleaning formulas. Our direct supply allows customizing viscosity and purity to match downstream batching requirements. Industry compliance standards
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C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate has carved a spot in the specialty chemical lineup with a blend of reliability and adaptability. Working with this ester for years, we watch not just formulations, but daily operations improve for customers across the globe. From the first time our teams brought a drum out of the reactor hall, to the present production cycles that run with Swiss-watch timing, the proof sits in the hands-on results customers see on their lines.
We label our batches under the manufacturing-grade model “AB-1315,” a version especially designed around cleanliness, purity, and consistent chain length. Every run, the carbon content strictly traces from C12 to C15, keeping the mix right where cosmetic formulators want it. It pours as a clear, low-viscosity liquid—color not registering above a 10 APHA reading. Acidity stays low around 0.1 mg KOH/g, and water content by Karl Fischer titration holds under 0.1%. We keep impurities like benzoic acid in tight check—typically never exceeding 0.1%—and any residual solvents fall way below the 50ppm mark. There’s no special sauce or secret blend—just careful process control and steady hands at every point in the plant.
Our R&D labs sit next door to the main tank farm. There, we see practical benefits up close. C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate softens textures and thins out dense oils. Emulsion experts tell us it slips right into formulations, helping creams and lotions glide on skin without grease or weight. We hear from sunscreen brands that it boosts SPF spread while keeping a light, dry skin feel. Experienced hands in the plant see how fast it mixes with silicones, mineral oils, and even esters with longer carbon chains. In rinse-off formulas, the emollient touch stands out against other esters, providing mildness without residue.
Our process doesn’t leave much room for error. Each batch must meet tight spray and droplet characteristics, which matter most for spray lotions and aerosol deodorants. Emulsifiers blend in more smoothly when added to our product, reducing energy spent during homogenization. Instead of a generic solvent, it acts as a genuine texturizer, making semi-solid pastes glide.
We’ve shipped tankers to regions where high humidity or extreme cold can mess with product stability. Our own QA engineers take samples out of climate chambers to see how C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate holds up. Lotions remain pourable, sunscreen sprays do not separate, even at 40C or minus 20C after months on the shelf. Brands blend our product into deodorants so that powders don’t cake and sprays atomize smoothly.
Many customers come to us after trying low-budget esters that either break apart under UV or leave sticky films. After swapping those out with our C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate, their QA logs record fewer field returns related to stability or off-odors. Major clients who focus on natural-compliant formulas value that our process eliminates detectable phthalates and aromatic traces—even the faint odors that could disrupt a clean label.
There’s a knock-on effect for any personal care facility: maintenance hours go down once a process operator switches over. Clogs happen less often. Pump seals in filling lines last longer, since our finished product runs cleaner than legacy blends containing higher-molecular esters. Our bulk product stays homogeneous without stratifying. By mid-year, customers report less downtime and less machinery wear.
We make other benzoate esters in the same plant. C18 alkyl benzoate comes through heavier, almost syrupy. C16 quality can drag along a waxy residue—not ideal when a formula calls for a quick-to-absorb finish. Our C12-C15 balance delivers liquidity for easy dosing, but still keeps volatility low enough that product doesn’t flash off in an open vat. Compared with isopropyl myristate or other short-chain emollients, our product demonstrates less migration across packaging films. This difference means brands see less product loss or “leaking” into closures over time.
Working side by side with the QA team, every drum that doesn’t hit its mark ends up recirculated. Our batches don’t get released until purity, acid value, and chromatographic fingerprints all fall within a specific window. The difference compared with third-party re-blenders or smaller plants? Our lines run continuous, not batch by batch, which keeps property drift down and trace impurities under strict control. Every deviation gets flagged by an inline analyzer before it ever hits the filling stage.
Some clients ask about ethoxylates or polyethylene glycols—these are in a different class altogether. Where ethoxylates sometimes bring unwanted micelle formation, our C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate stays crystal clear, even in high-solids body butters. Silicone compatibility remains a key trait. In oil-in-water emulsions packed with cyclopentasiloxane, our ester can play a supporting role as a dispersant, ensuring pigments and actives distribute finely throughout the batch.
Safety and traceability always remain priority values at the manufacturing site. We don’t trust spot checks. Every lot’s records—from raw material receipt to final filling—move directly into a traceable log. Food contact regulations guide many of the steps in our plant, even when batches go toward non-food applications. Viscosity runs to a tight 10-15 cSt at 25C. Samples routinely clear the most recent purity requirements for Europe, the USA, and parts of East Asia. Our own internal spec goes further, chasing out even trace contaminants commonly overlooked in bulk markets.
There’s a reason our procurement team spends weeks qualifying raw alcohols and benzoic acid feedstocks. Cheaper alternatives sometimes show inconsistent chain length distributions or background color. Year after year, we’re able to keep our product at water-white—even in large-volume totes stored outdoors, the ester holds up to light and heat. From a practical side, distributors who attempt to cut costs by blending with shorter- or longer-chain esters don’t just cut corners—they raise real risks down the user chain. Powders clump, separation occurs, fragrances unravel. We stay vigilant because we’ve fielded these complaint calls from companies who take shortcuts.
Regulations across North America and Europe grow stricter every year. Requirements for residual solvents, heavy metals, and undisclosed substances form part of the annual audits on our site. We long ago shifted to phthalate-free processing and never use animal-derived raw materials, updating systems to trace each supply chain step from source to warehouse. Recycling and solvent recovery practices expanded each season, shrinking our carbon footprint. As the volume of natural and green-certified personal care products rises, staying ahead of incoming ingredient bans provides more than a peace-of-mind boost—it can mean the difference in keeping a formulation in-market.
Green chemistry remains a day-in, day-out project. With pressure from brand owners and regulations, every plant manager has to rethink waste reduction, packaging, and emissions. Waste benzoic acid from early process stages now feeds into an on-site closed-loop recovery system. Our tanks, previously solvent-washed, now get steam-stripped, reducing organic emissions by over 60% since 2021. Local water returns run cleaner, and annual audits consistently find traceable improvements in effluent purity.
The value of direct customer feedback can’t be overstated. Chemists at some of the world's most visible skincare labels call or email us directly with questions. Sometimes a new pigment won’t disperse. Sometimes a pilot batch loses the “slip” prized in moisturizer formulas. Every time, a member of our product support team in the plant, not a call center, provides advice grounded in real production experience.
We don’t just tout lab data. A few years back, a leading body care brand struggled with a clouding issue in an anhydrous balm. The main culprit—an ester from a small-volume supplier—left cloudy particles on cooling. We supplied a reference batch of our AB-1315, and the cloudiness vanished. Similar calls have come in about fragrance volatility, sunscreen carrier breakdown, and separation in roll-ons. Solutions often come down to matching the precise carbon chain makeup and checking purity markers only a hands-on approach can catch.
Sometimes the problem tracks back upstream—a filler’s pump mechanics, a storage tank’s trace contamination, or interactions with another supplier’s batch. Over time, direct conversations with formulation chemists add to our batch records, helping us tighten specs and work out even rare incompatibilities. This feedback loop works both ways. Customers press us to deliver higher-performance, lower-odor versions, and we pass these insights backwards to, for example, plant operators who can tweak temperatures or reaction times.
Some might miss that trends around clean beauty, biodegradability, and environmental labeling now shape more than product marketing—they drive day-to-day manufacturing. Cosmetic and skincare brands increase demands each quarter: traceability certifications, eco-toxicology testing, batch-specific analytics. We invested in new chromatography and NMR equipment, not out of vanity, but because a single detection outside of spec can pull a top-selling moisturizer off the shelf in dozens of countries overnight.
A growing sector blends our alkyl benzoate with new bio-based surfactants. It helps natural-origin actives disperse in face oils or massage serums without relying on fossil-based solvents. Our senior production chemists work to cut out process steps that generate extra waste or require extra solvents. Product stability under “green” constraints—reduced preservatives, natural fragrances—tests plant knowledge as much as lab technique. The questions brands ask now focus on microplastics, persistency in waterways, and allergy triggers. Each topic filters down to the day-to-day in our operations and ends up influencing the tweaks we make to batch cycles or raw material sources.
All the talk around innovation doesn’t mean changing for the sake of change. Comparing product life cycle data from 2015 to 2023, our improved process dropped average energy use per ton by a third. Water consumption also fell, while finished product stability improved in parallel. No batch leaves the site without a full chain-of-custody report—important now that brands need more than a generic certificate to back up their label claims. Our approach never assumes “one size fits all.” Each large customer brings their own hot-button issues: shelf life in sub-Saharan Africa, regulatory changes in South Korea, or consumer preferences around odor. We take notes, adjust specs, and work continuously to balance quality, regulatory safety, and real-world costs.
Staff at our own site use the product daily—not just in production, but for cleaning and equipment maintenance. The low viscosity helps tanks rinse out easily, cutting turnaround times between batches. We avoid buildup and crystallization issues sometimes seen with C18 or blended esters. Our logistics team watches for contamination and condensation risk—by keeping drums tightly sealed and shielding against heavy sun, we minimize color drift and water uptake. Customers who ship to hot, humid ports benefit from a product that stays stable despite delays at customs or long hauls in unconditioned containers.
Plant operators prefer it for ease of use. No dust, no fumes, and no gelling inside valves. Maintenance requirements fall, and batch-to-batch variability stays low. The result—less unplanned stoppage, easier compliance audits, and direct cost savings.
Our C12-C15 Alkyl Benzoate represents years of attention to detail—not just raw material costs and yield, but daily teamwork and lessons learned on the plant floor. With each shipment, we carry forward not just product but practical solutions, sharpened and tested by hands-on feedback and ever-tighter customer expectations. Over time, the combination of reliability, clean traceability, and high performance gives both customers and our factory teams the confidence to keep moving forward, batch after batch, year after year.
