Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Glyceryl behenate is a fat used in cosmetics foods and oral pharmaceutical formulations. In cosmetics it is mainly used as a viscosity-increasing agent in emulsions.In pharmaceutical formulations glyceryl behenate is mainly used as a tablet and capsule lubricant and as a lipidic coating excipient. It has been investigated for the encapsulation of various drugs such as retinoids.
