Product Information

Ferulic Acid is chemically known as 4hydroxy3methoxycinnamic acid, one of the derivatives of cinnamic acid. Ferulic acid has a special physicochemical profile. cis: yellow oil. Trans-form: rhomboid-like crystals. Pure ferulic acid powder is the result of trans-form. Its melting point is 170~174℃, almost insoluble in water, but its solubility can be significantly increased after heating. Especially in organic solvents. Such as ethanol, acetone and other organic solvents are easy to dissolve, but difficult to dissolve in benzene and petroleum ether. It has good heat resistance, but it is sensitive to light. In comparison, the nature of sodium ferulate is more stable, more soluble in hot water, and can be synthesized artificially. At the same time, ferulic acid bulk has good light absorption. Especially for 290 ~ 330nm ultraviolet absorption. This lays a good foundation for its application in the field of cosmetics.

Basic information:

CAS No.: 1135-24-6

Chemical formula: C10H10O4

Molecular Weight: 194.19

Product Specification: Natural Extract of Ferulic Acid 98%; 99%.

Detection method: HPLC

Product properties: white or off-white crystal powder

Solubility: soluble in hot water, ethanol and ethyl acetate, still soluble in ether, slightly soluble in petroleum ether and benzene

Particle size: 98% through 80 mesh

Raw material

Ferulic acid has a melting point of 174°C, a flash point of 150.5°C and a density of 1.34 ml/g. It is a commonly used antioxidant, with a wide range of applications in the food, cosmetic and pharmaceutical fields. In addition, ferulic acid has antibacterial, anticancer and anti-inflammatory effects.

What is the Ferulic Acid Production Process?

There are many kinds of production processes of pure ferulic acid powder. The following is a list of several common methods.

• Natural extraction method.

Ferulic acid can be extracted from some plants, such as rice bran. This method is more costly, but it can get higher purity of ferulic acid.

• Chemical synthesis:

Ferulic acid can be obtained by chemical synthesis. This method requires the use of a variety of organic reagents and the reaction conditions are more demanding, but can get a higher purity of ferulic acid.

• Microbial Fermentation:

Ferulic acid can be obtained by microbial fermentation. This method requires the use of specific strains of bacteria and good control of the fermentation conditions and can get a higher yield.

• Bioconversion:

Ferulic acid can be obtained by biotransformation. This method requires the use of specific enzyme catalysis, and control the reaction conditions, which can get a higher yield.

Application in cosmetics

Ferulic acid is a compound with whitening and antioxidant effects. Pure ferulic acid powder has been used in the cosmetic industry in recent years. Ferulic acid can inhibit or reduce the proliferative activity of melanocytes. The number of melanocytes can be reduced from 117±23/mm2 to 39±7/mm2 with 0.1-0.5% ferulic acid solution. At the same time, ferulic acid can inhibit the activity of tyrosinase with a concentration of 5 mmol/L ferulic acid solution. Its inhibition of tyrosinase activity was as high as 86%. Even if the concentration is only 0.5 mmol/L ferulic acid solution, its inhibition rate of tyrosinase activity can reach about 35%[1] In addition, ferulic acid has scavenging oxygen radicals and good antioxidant effects. It has also been reported that ferulic acid has the ability of sunscreen, ferulic acid can effectively absorb ultraviolet rays in the wavelength range of 290-330 nm, preventing or reducing the damage of ultraviolet rays of this wavelength on the skin. Therefore, ferulic acid bulk powder has a wide range of application prospects in cosmetics.

Guanjie Biotech has a raw material synthesis workshop and adheres to strict pure Ferulic acid powder quality standards. The appearance of this product is off-white to white crystalline powder. We have natural ferulic acid and synthetic ferulic acid. If you need our Ferulic acid bulk powder, please e-mail us at info@gybiotech.com.