unlabeled white stuff in the lab...

[felicity09]

Hi everyone!

I work in a lab down in central Mexico and the cleaning staff moved everything while doing the cleaning... Somehow we ended up with an unlabeled tub of white round pellets... It could be cetyl alcohol or maybe emulsifying wax? I'm pretty new to this so I don't know how to check. It's a big tub so I hate to waste it... Any ideas?? Thanks so much!

 

[anani]

Choose one and make a small batch of lotion. Just make something with one inexpensive oil. If it emulsifies and turns into a lotion,it's Emulsifying wax.
Cetyl Alcohol on it's own won't create an emulsion, so if it separates, it's Cetyl Alcohol.

 

[felicity09]

Thanks so much, I'll do exactly that!