Stearate

Stearates basically referst to a salt or an ester of stearic acid. The chemical name of stearic acid is Octadecanoic Acid. Usually stearates are well known as stearic acid the chemical formula of which stands for C18H36O2. It is having a molar mass 284.47 g/mol and density 0.847 g/cm3 at 70 °C. The melting point of stearic acid is 69-70 °C and boiling point is 383 °C. Stearic acids are generally used to harden soaps, especially those soaps that are made with vegetable oil which otherwise tend to be very soft and smooth.

Stearic acid is one of the beneficial types of saturated fatty acids that comes from many animal and vegetable fats and oils. It is a waxy solid, and its chemical formula is CH3(CH2)16COOH. Its name comes from the Greek word stear, which means tallow. The term stearate is applied to the salts and esters of stearic acid. Stearic acid is useful as an ingredient in making candles, soaps, plastics, oil pastel, cosmetics and for softening rubber.