Lanolin

Lanolin – substance of a natural origin, it is received by extraction of sheep wool with use of alkalis. Other Ланолин — животный воскnames of this product – animal wax, acetylized or anhydrous lanolin. In the food industry use of lanolin is authorized not in all countries due to the lack of evidential base on safety of substance. The international designation of this nutritional supplement - E913.

Structure and properties of lanolin

Lanolin has an appearance of dense brown-yellow weight, viscous on a consistence and with a peculiar smell. Chemically the composition of this substance difficult is also studied not up to the end. Lanolin represents a set of numerous fatty acids, ethers and high-molecular alcohol. To 10% it is made by sterols, cholesterol also concerns to the same group of substances.

On physical properties lanolin is similar to skin fat of the person. It melts practically at the body temperature (36 – 42 degrees). According to reviews, lanolin is good emulsifier, forming emulsions like oil/water. It is capable to keep water in the quantities exceeding a body weight of lanolin twice.

Lanolin in the food industry

Lanolin is applied in production of food stuffs as the glazing agent and an antiflaming. Antiflaming prevent foaming and do a consistence of a product homogeneous. Glaze adds gloss and pleasant outward of products, and also plays a role in taste formation.

Use of lanolin as a component of pokryvny mixes for fruit is widespread. Similar mixes give to fruit pleasant and fresh outward, allow to keep attractive qualities of food stuffs longer. Most often oranges, lemons, a lime, apples, pineapples, peaches, pears, melons, plums are exposed to this procedure.

E913 additive can be met as a part of glaze on the following food stuffs:

  • Confectionery flour products;
  • Candies;
  • Chocolate;
  • Dragee;
  • Nuts;
  • Chewing gum.

Use of lanolin in other industries

Cosmetology – a primary branch where useful properties of lanolin are fully used. It is Ланолин в упаковкеa soft and harmless basis of various cosmetology creams for skin, and also a lipstick component. When drawing on the surface of skin lanolin well softens it, humidifies and is quickly absorbed from a surface in deep layers, without leaving fat marks.

Good reviews of lanolin can be heard from the cosmetologists specializing on health of hair. This substance improves a structure and outward, thanks to lanolin hair look healthy and brilliant. For this reason lanolin is an important component of hair conditioners. But it does not exert any impact on length of hair.

In medicine lanolin is used as a basis of sticky bandages, medical plasters and hydrophilic ointments (including eye). This substance promotes healing of wounds and recovery of integrity of integuments.

The creams and ointments created using lanolin (for example, Lanovit) prevent emergence of cracks on nipples during feeding by a breast. They will be useful to the feeding women also in treatment of already arisen nipple cracks. Lanolin for these purposes is used with high extent of cleaning, it is harmless to babies even if it will accidentally get inside.

Lanolin is used in production of concrete, lubricants, means for protection of clothes against dirt and water.

Lanolin is not dangerous to the person, it is very seldom possible to meet hypersensitivity cases to this substance when at long drawing on skin allergic reactions in the form of rash appeared.

 
 
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