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Understanding the Acids Used in Commercial Cleaning
Commercial cleaning seems very cut and dried. Use a strong chemical to ensure all surfaces are free of the great majority of pathogens and appear clean. However, not all cleaners are created equally. Industrial cleaning requires a variety of formulas and pH levels to properly clean all areas. Industrial chemical supplier Bell Chem stocks hundreds of cleaners, and many of those are acidic.
Why use an acid?
Acids have a pH lower than the average pH of 7. Acidic conditions are generally unfavorable to many microbes, with the likelihood of contamination fluctuating with how acidic a cleaner is. Acidic cleaners can range from mild to strong, depending on your needs.
Strong Acids
These are examples of strong acids that are frequently used in industrial cleaning:
Hydrobromic acid serves as a flux material to cleanse metals before they are soldered. In food prep areas, hydrobromic acid controls bacteria and other pathogens.
Hydrochloric acid is an ideal acidic cleaner for bathroom surfaces, such as bathtubs, sinks, tiles, and toilets.
Muriatic acid is ideal for persistent stains, rust, and mold from many surfaces such as brick, natural stone, and swimming pools.
As a fantastic all-around cleaner, nitric acid can specifically target soak tanks. Its use with steam cleaning devices is renowned. Nitric acid in electronics has the ability to clean silicon wafers. When combined with phosphoric acid, food and dairy equipment are quickly cleared of precipitated calcium and magnesium buildup.
Mineral deposits, grime, and hard water stains are eradicated with phosphoric acid. Many manufacturers use phosphoric acid as a degreaser and oxidizer, giving it use in cleaning products both indoors and outdoors. Clean tile, grout, natural stone, masonry, and concrete with phosphoric acid. If you are targeting cement grout haze, lime deposits, rust, hard water deposits, and grime, reach for phosphoric acid.
Another contender is sulfuric acid, which is frequently used in toilet bowl cleaners to break through drain blockage, to dissolve rust on surfaces, and to rinse away stains in clothes and dishes. Sulfuric acid is also effective in breaking apart organic products such as food, grease, and hair.
Weak Acids
These are weaker acids that are used for commercial cleaning on more sensitive surfaces:
To remove limescale and hard water stains, and as a toilet bowl cleaner, oven and stove top cleaner, and drain opener, rely on formic acid.
Hydrofluoric acid removes rust as an oxidizer, removes stains, and dissolves silicates on surfaces.
While oxalic acid is considered a weak acid, it is stronger than most other weak acids. Its properties lend it to be used much like bleach for more stringent cleaning. Oxalic acid removes stains and rust from concrete, metal, fabric, leather, wood, stone, brick, and linoleum. In laundering products, oxalic acid as part of an acid rinse removes rust and ink.
Bell Chem is an industrial chemical supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse, including acid cleaners. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.
Choosing the Right Cleaning Chemicals for Your Food Production Facility
The chemicals used in food production must be safe, effective, and often specific for the task at hand. Choosing the correct chemical or mixture of chemicals to sanitize and clean your facility is not only important— it has to meet or exceed standards set by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other agencies specific to your industry. Industrial chemical supplier Bell Chem shares information on choosing the correct chemicals for your industry.
Cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting
Most consumers believe these words are interchangeable, but industrial cleaners are far different than industrial-strength sanitizers, which differ from disinfectants. A cleaner is a chemical used to remove surface debris and some materials from surfaces. Cleaners are great for maintaining your equipment and environment, but must be paired with an antimicrobial to meet strict safety standards.
Sanitizers, on the other hand, remove many pathogens on surfaces. Sanitizers work far better on surfaces free of debris, which means cleaners are generally used before sanitizers are applied. Many products are labeled “cleaner/sanitizer,” covering both functions simultaneously.
Disinfectants remove 99.9% of disease-spreading pathogens. Many disinfectants are manufactured with certain pathogens in mind, such as bacteriocides.
Hypochlorites
This disinfectant combines chlorine and calcium, sodium, or another inorganic compound. Hypochlorites are most effective when used in a specific pH range, temperature, and for the correct amount of time. Too little time could provide inadequate coverage while too much time can corrode equipment.
Peroxyacetic acid (PAA)
Bacteria, viruses, yeasts, and other microorganisms have cellular membranes necessary for their functioning. Peroxyacetic acid destroys these membranes by breaking the chemical bonds holding them together, thereby destroying the organism, be it bacteria, yeast, or other form of pathogen. PAA is ideal for refrigerated areas and for biofilm removal. Because it breaks down into acetic acid, water, and oxygen, PAA leaves no harmful environmental byproducts. When compared to hypochlorites, PAA performs better, is environmentally friendlier, and corrodes equipment less frequently.
Quaternary Ammonium Compounds (Quats)
When nitrogen bonds to alkyl chains, it forms quaternary ammonium compounds (quats), disinfectants that can be applied to lightly soiled surfaces and used in a wide temperature range. In other words, quats might replace cleaners, sanitizers, and disinfectants in some applications. Thoroughly rinse all surfaces after using quats as part of your cleaning regimen.
What method works best for you?
Many chemicals are distributed in multiple forms, such as tablets, powders, liquids, or foams. How you use your chemicals determines which method is most advantageous: will the chemical be used on a flat surface or between tiny crevices, or will it come in direct contact with food?
Remember, mixing chemicals is often dangerous; if your organization does not have ample manpower to manipulate chemical processing, it would be to your benefit to choose pre-mixed solutions.
Consider more sustainable options.
Many companies are opting for more environmentally friendly or green products that break down into harmless chemicals or those with a lesser impact on the environment. Choose chemicals effective against the pathogens you wish to eradicate, ensure they are FDA approved, and find those with the lightest environmental footprint.
Bell Chem is an industrial chemical supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse, including industrial cleaners, sanitizers, and disinfectants. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.
Chemicals Needed to Clean a Wholesale Bakery
Working in a bakery is more than deeply inhaling fresh bread odors all day. Creating wholesale products for consumers often requires sticky bread dough, sugary icings, and combinations of flavorings – all of which can feed armies of hidden microorganisms. As a chemical supplier, Bell Chem has a thorough understanding of a bakery’s chemical needs, and works to ensure these products can be delivered to you in record time.
One-step cleaners and sanitizers
Industry demands a vigorous approach to cleaning, degreasing, and sanitizing. One-step cleaners may not be a solution for baked-on dough or greasy surface, but their day-to-day use is vital.
Alkaline detergent cleaners
Baking is a sticky situation, literally. Bread hooks covered in dough will harden if not cleaned immediately, and surfaces suffer the same fate. Machinery can gum up quickly unless the proper cleaner is used. Alkaline detergent cleaners are available in foams to cling to uneven surfaces, or sprays for flat, easy-to-reach countertops. The most common everyday cleanser is chlorinated alkaline detergent. Baked-in or carbonized carbohydrates may require a stronger alkaline cleaner.
Solvent-Containing Detergents
Solvents are excellent for quickly eliminating liquid and solid lipid-based spills. Lipids include grease and fat, which are not easily cleaned with water since water and oil do not mix. Acetone and toluene are great solvent-containing detergents.
Enzyme-Based Detergents
Some cleaning surfaces can deteriorate when strong oxidizers or heavy-duty alkaline cleaners are used frequently. Those instances might call for enzyme-based detergents, which easily remove biofilms that cause microbiological contamination. Enzyme-based detergents are not only easy on machinery, they are also safer for the individuals coming into contact with them.
Hypochlorous Acid Solutions
Hypochlorous acid effectively deters pathogens over time – microbes are simply unable to develop a defensive strategy to overcome this heavy-duty bleach.
Degreasers
Any industry where grease is present can experience buildup and possible damage to equipment. Choose a concentrated degreaser to remove buildup and a diluted solution to maintain your equipment. Remember, grease splatters out of its intended container onto counters, walls, floors, and any other nearby area, which means degreasers are utilized far more often than you may anticipate.
Personal Sanitation
Even the most carefully maintained bakeries may suffer from contamination if the workers do not properly clean and sanitize their clothes and themselves. Implement a hand sanitizing system and ensure it is followed. Install hand sanitizing stations at key locations. Keeping clean rooms properly ventilated will also prevent microbes from entering unintentionally.
Bell Chem is a chemical supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse, including chemicals specific for bakery uses. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.
How to Handle Hazardous Chemicals in the Workplace
Safety is important, especially when your business focuses on chemicals in any manner. Bell Chem is more than your standard chemical supplier; they back up these ideas with credentials: Bell Chem is certified OSHA compliant and has been audited by a third party to prove it meets or exceeds industry standards on GMP and HACCP requirements. In other words, Bell Chem backs up its words with safety practices.
Training
Each member of your team must be properly trained before utilizing any chemical. This might mean hiring a chemical hygiene team or simply having one-on-one training for each new employee. Hazardous chemicals require specialized training for any individual handling or using the chemical.
Any method you choose should also include a safety standard operating procedure researched by your safety team and agreed upon by the managers responsible for employees handling chemicals. Be sure training is current and includes hands-on participation in both formal and non-formal testing environments.
Personal Protective Equipment
To handle hazardous chemicals, it is imperative to understand how your surroundings and the human body will react to these chemicals. Most chemicals require gloves and a gown to handle properly, and hazardous chemicals always necessitate special protective gear. Know which chemicals require a face shield, rubber gloves, shoe coverings, et cetera.
Be Aware
It may be unlikely for employees to work closely together with reactive chemicals, but to be sure nothing unexpectedly combusts, it is a good idea to know every chemical simultaneously used in a given setting.
Safety Data Sheets
A very important order of business is to read the safety data sheet (SDS) for each chemical before handling it to fully comprehend all safety measures. This concise information is easily processed with proper training (see above). These safety data sheets explain whether a chemical should be used under a vent hood, only with goggles, or simply with neoprene gloves, for instance. SDSs can be accessed online as well as within the packaging of any chemical.
Bell Chem is a chemical supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse, including a wide array of chemicals. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.
Exploring the Use of Aluminum Sulfate for Water Treatment
The importance of using aluminum sulfate in water treatment cannot be overstated. Industrial chemical supplier Bell Chem stocks this quickly functional chemical that treats and purifies water under many conditions. Read how your industry can better utilize aluminum sulfate to treat water.
A dynamic flocculant
Aluminum sulfate’s ionic properties allow it to snag microscopic particles such as phosphorus and nitrogen floating freely in water treatment areas, combining these smaller particles into much larger particles until they are physically unable to float. As the unwanted particles sink to the bottom of the tank, they are quickly filtered from the water.
Municipal water tanks, as well as personal swimming pools, find this task quite useful since phosphorus and nitrogen are both nutrients algae devour, and the presence of algae in potable drinking water, fishing ponds, recreational lakes, or swimming pools never produces a positive outcome.
Why aluminum sulfate?
Reservoirs of potable water can be treated within the treatment facility. Treating water inside the facility also requires additional chemicals that can alter the smell and taste of drinking water. However, water treatment is exceedingly easier in cost and effort when the water is treated with aluminum sulfate before it enters the facility.
Stormwater-holding ponds and recreational lakes often find an excess of fertilizer runoff, which increases both turbidity and the presence of unwanted algae. Not only is this unsightly, it is unsafe for aquatic wildlife and recreational boating and swimming. Aluminum sulfate quickly eradicates toxic algal blooms by diminishing the presence of fertilizer runoff, which stanches the growth of algae and allows the aquatic animals and plant life to thrive.
Bell Chem is your industrial chemical supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse, including aluminum sulfate. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.
How to Safely Store Your Chemicals
Searching for the perfect chemical for your industry or job opportunity seems like the most important part of stocking chemicals. However, an even more important part of chemical ownership is their safe storage. Industrial chemical supplier Bell Chem’s expansive inventory proves chemicals can be stored and maintained without incident, but this does not come about accidentally. Our decades of expertise help you answer your chemical storage questions.
Storing acids
Use storage cabinets specifically designed to house acidic chemicals.
Dedicate cabinets solely to acids. Ensure the cabinet doors are labeled “corrosives.”
Ensure like acids are stored together. Do not mix flammable and inflammable acids, and separate oxidizing acids from organic and inorganic acids.
Store spill control chemicals and neutralizers in close proximity to acids.
Storing bases
Use storage cabinets specifically designed to house basic chemicals.
Dedicate cabinets solely to bases. Ensure the cabinet doors are labeled “corrosives.”
Use proper containers for bases. For instance, inorganic hydroxides require polyethylene containers.
Store spill control chemicals and neutralizers in close proximity to acids.
Storing compressed gasses
Secure cylinders upright with chains, 8” to 10” off the floor.
Replace the valve cap when not in use.
Tag the cylinder’s status as “full,” “empty,” or “in use.”
Storing flammables
Flammable liquids must be stored in an appropriate refrigerator or specifically designed cabinet.
Store flammables far from combustible materials.
Store spill control chemicals and Class D fire extinguishers in close proximity to acids.
Storing oxidizers/explosive chemicals
Maintain a cool temperature with low moisture around oxidizers.
Store oxidizers away from flammable and combustible materials, such as Bunsen burners, paper, cardboard, et cetera.
Storing peroxide-forming chemicals
Ensure the chemicals are used within one year of opening by dating containers with the day of first use or by the expiration date.
Store peroxide-forming chemicals in a cool, dark, dry area, but never refrigerate.
Only store in airtight containers.
Storage guidelines for all chemicals
For any chemical, check your inventory frequently and dispose of any chemicals that experience unwanted cloudiness, color or odor change, change in state of matter, pressure variation, or deterioration of the container. Use SDS guidelines for any chemical disposal.
Heavy bottles of chemicals should be stored closer to ground level, but not directly on the ground, with light bottles stored higher. No corrosive or liquid chemicals should be stored above eye level.
Lock all potentially dangerous chemicals when not in use.
Tightly cap refrigerated chemicals. Wrap in Parafilm if in doubt.
Volatile chemicals should be stored in ventilated cabinets.
Do not store any chemicals in fume hoods since it may interfere with the performance of the hood. Likewise, do not store chemicals on a workbench. Return all chemicals to their proper storage areas when not in use.
Bell Chem is an industrial chemical supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.
Caustic Soda Beads and Their Uses Across Industries
The use of caustic soda beads – also known as caustic soda pearls, sodium hydroxide beads, or lye – to remove excessive buildup of tartrates in machinery tanks and lines is well known, but you may not realize how many industries utilize caustic soda beads. Industrial chemical supplier Bell Chem describes how your industry may benefit from stocking Bell Chem’s caustic soda beads, and how to properly handle this important chemical.
Aluminum production
Bauxite is the raw material that produces aluminum. Caustic soda dissolves bauxite ore.
Paper manufacturing
As wood is pulped and bleached, caustic soda is mixed with sodium sulfide to remove all impurities save cellulose, which ultimately becomes paper.
Soapmaking
Whether the base material is derived from plants or animals, caustic soda beads break down the oil components into fatty acids and glycerol causing saponification.
Natural gas industry
Petroleum is produced and processed with the aid of caustic soda beads.
Textile industry
Cotton production occurs more easily with caustic soda beads. When cotton fibers are boiled in a caustic soda solution in a process known as scouring. This removes all impurities from the cotton.
Across industries
Caustic soda beads are vital as a feedstock in the chemical processes that eventually produce adhesives, fabrics, plastic, solvents, and other products. Because of the extreme alkalinity of caustic soda beads, they are often used to adjust the pH in many industrial chemical reactions. The cleaning power of caustic soda beads stems from its high alkalinity; it can quickly dissolve fat, grease, oil, and protein along with other organic materials.
Precautions with use
With a pH of 14, caustic soda beads are indeed caustic. As such, when dissolving them in water before use, be sure to add the beads to the water and not the water to the beads. Ensure the water is in a proper container that will react properly with highly alkaline chemicals. The reaction will cause an exothermic reaction, and the container will become hot to the touch. Stir slowly without splashing and wear protective clothing. Remember, caustic soda beads and caustic soda both break down organic matter and you are made of organic matter. Safety goggles and heavy-duty rubber or nitrile gloves are essential.
For cleaning surfaces, ensure the surface will react favorably with caustic soda. A 10% solution of caustic soda beads and water is usually sufficient for most cleaning projects. Spray the solution on the surface, and after 10 minutes rinse away as much residue as possible before air drying. Do not use caustic soda in food manufacturing, prepping, or dining areas. Use caustic soda as a cleaner and not as a disinfectant. While bacteria will not survive when sprayed directly with caustic soda, the disinfectant properties are not considered reliable enough to classify caustic soda as a disinfectant.
Bell Chem is an industrial chemical supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse, including caustic soda beads. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.
4 Ways Isopropyl Alcohol is Used as a Cleaning Agent
While isopropyl alcohol is universally used as a disinfectant and solvent, many industries commend its uses as an ingredient in cleaning products. Industrial chemical supplier Bell Chem wants to share a handful of different methods isopropyl alcohol is utilized as a cleaner.
Cleaning with isopropyl alcohol
Any industry specializing in water-sensitive products, such as electronics, finds the expedient evaporation rate of isopropyl alcohol ideal for cleaning since it does not affect circuitry, semiconductors, fiber optic cables, LCDs, medical devices, and computer chips. The ultimate cleaning process for fuel cells, silicon, solar cells, and wafers involves isopropyl alcohol to ensure the final products are free of minute water particles.
Cleaning in the kitchen
Isopropyl alcohol removes grease, grime, soil, and oil along with other contaminants.
Cleaning circuitry
Water and circuitry often present a shock hazard, and industry standards demand cleaning these components with highly concentrated isopropyl alcohol.
Cleaning floors
The ingredient list on professional floor cleaners and hard surface cleaners often contain isopropyl alcohol since this important chemical enhances the amount of time the cleaner clings to surfaces, then rapidly evaporates. As it cleans, it disinfects the surfaces from pathogens such as spores, bacteria, and certain viruses.
Cleaning machinery
Sticky buildups of grease and grime cause major problems in machinery. Applying isopropyl alcohol easily cuts through even old grease, quickly removing residue with a simple swipe of a cloth. How? Isopropyl alcohol is composed of negatively charged oxygen and positively charged hydrogen and carbon atoms; it is a polar molecule that reacts rapidly to both polar and nonpolar flux, oil, and resin. Even the tiniest nanoparticles are removed via submicron filtering utilizing isopropyl alcohol.
Bell Chem is your industrial chemical supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse, including isopropyl alcohol. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.
Understanding Monosodium Phosphate and its Uses
White, crystalline monosodium phosphate is an inorganic sodium bound to a dihydrogen phosphate anion to form an anhydrous, monohydrate, or dihydrate compound. Industrial chemical supplier Bell Chem wants you to understand how monosodium phosphate is utilized throughout a variety of industries.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE
In both human food and animal feed, monosodium phosphate acts as an emulsifier to ensure all ingredients are properly mixed, as in dairy products and meats; and as a thickening agent to increase viscosity, as in mixes. The ability for baking powder to leaven breads and other baked goods is due to monosodium phosphate. Also in baked goods, monosodium phosphate functions as a binder, reducing the amount of dietary phosphate absorbed in the body’s digestive system. When used as an ingredient in sauces, monosodium phosphate acts as a curing agent.
IN LABORATORY SETTINGS
Reagents analyze chemical reactions in chemical and biological experiments. Monosodium phosphate’s buffering capacity is extensive, allowing more accurate readings for biochemical, chromatographic, and molecular experiments. In biology, monosodium phosphate purifies IgM antibodies.
LEATHER AND TEXTILE INDUSTRY
Textile fibers absorb more dye in an acid bath when monosodium phosphate is added since it acts as a buffer in low pH settings.
INDUSTRIAL CLEANERS
Many acidic cleaners require a pH buffer such as monosodium phosphate to create the best cleaning solution, especially in hard water. Because hard water does not penetrate as readily as soft water, adding monosodium phosphate reduces the chemical composition of the water, thereby increasing the potency of detergents.
IN BOILERS
Boilers are important components of many line systems, but are often corroded through a constant stream of caustic liquids. Monosodium phosphate buffers feedwater by controlling pH levels, chemically altering highly acidic or alkaline liquids.
Bell Chem is an industrial chemical supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse, including monosodium phosphate. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.
Aloe Vera Uses in the Personal Care Industry
The personal care industry and aloe vera have been tightly bound for millennia. Derived from the Arabic word alloeh, which translates to “shining bitter substance,” and vera, which is Latin for “true,” Aloe vera lives up to its truly shining, bitter moniker. At the turn of the first century, Greek scientists deemed aloe the “universal panacea” while Egyptians believed it was the plant of immortality. Personal care ingredient supplier Bell Chem stocks this wondrous product for your personal care needs.
SKIN AND WOUND CARE
Nefertiti and Cleopatra relied on aloe to maintain their youthful complexions. Aloe vera is loaded with antioxidants such as vitamins A, C, and E which neutralize free radicals. Free radicals are responsible for breaking down cellular function. When they are eliminated, cells live healthier lives and your skin glows with vitality.
More than a skin beautifier, though, aloe vera’s most famous use is in the treatment of severe radiation dermatitis and surface wounds. Alexander the Great and Christopher Columbus both treated soldiers’ and sailors’ wounds with aloe vera. In today’s world, aloe vera is the go-to cure for insect stings, sunburn, and minor skin breaks.
HOW DOES ALOE VERA DO THAT?
Enzymes within aloe vera reduce dermal inflammation. These enzymes work with the aid of minerals, and aloe contains calcium, chromium, copper, magnesium, manganese, potassium, selenium, sodium, and zinc to stimulate the enzymes into action. Aloe also contains 4 fatty acids that provide both analgesic and antiseptic properties. Aloe vera’s anti-inflammatory hormones aid in wound repair, and it is replete with amino acids (it contains 20 of the required 22 amino acids necessary for life as well as 7 out of 8 essential amino acids). To aid in absorption, aloe vera also contains lignin. Need more? How about saponins to clean wounds as they sterilize them?
WHERE TO FIND ALOE VERA
Aloe vera is regularly used in cleansers where it cleans the epidermis and reduces scarring.
The antioxidants in aloe vera make it ideal for use in facial masks and skin toners.
Aloe vera’s enzymes reduce the inflammation brought on by excess sun or heat exposure.
The hygroscopic polysaccharides in aloe’s gel provide dry skin with much-needed moisture while, surprisingly, acting as a barricade to external microbes.
Bell Chem is your personal care ingredient supplier based in Longwood, FL (just north of Orlando) with hundreds of products stocked in their 50,000+ square-foot warehouse, including aloe vera. You can expect the highest quality products, expedited shipping options for maximum efficiency, and unrivaled personalized customer service. Let our knowledgeable and friendly customer service representatives and accounting staff personalize all your needs by either calling 407-339-BELL (2355) or by sending us an online message.