Betaine (CAS 107-43-7)

Application and positioning

Trimethylglycine, a humectant and osmolyte that also reduces the irritation of surfactant systems. Supplied as the anhydrous crystalline solid or as an aqueous solution, depending on how your line handles it. Laurand supplies it from audited Chinese producers in kilogram to multi-hundred-kilogram lots, with the purity and microbiological documentation cosmetic formulators require.

Quality and documentation

• Batch-specific Certificate of Analysis with assay by HPLC or titration and the relevant impurity profile
• Heavy metals (Pb, As, Hg, Cd) and microbial limits to the specification agreed for cosmetic grade
• INCI name and CAS on the COA, to support your own product notification file
• Appearance, colour and odour described against a retained reference standard
• SDS in the language of your market, with GHS classification for the destination

Packaging and handling

• 1 kg, 5 kg and 25 kg fibre drums with inner PE liner; smaller pack sizes in PE bottles
• Sealed and dry; products that are heat-sensitive are shipped with the appropriate temperature control
• Store in a dry, dark warehouse below 30 °C, away from strong oxidising agents

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Values marked (predicted) are calculated estimates; the rest are published literature or supplier data. Where a property has no published value we leave it blank rather than estimate it. The specification of the delivered lot is confirmed with the quotation.