Natural organic acid found in vinegar which is mainly used in the chemical industry.

Also known as methylcarboxyilic acid or ethanoic acid.

Organic compound formed by carbon, hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Presented in the form of a colourless, flammable, volatile liquid obtrained from calcium actetate, acetic acid or petroleum gases. It has many uses and can be used as a solvent and an additive in cosmetics and fuels. It is more commonly used as nail-pñolish remover.

Also known as propanone.

Solvent designed for acrylic paints.

Carbon with properties that are very useful in eliminating pollutants from air and water flows used in industrial processes: cleaning landfills, recovering ground water, treating drinking water, purifying air, eliminating chlorine, etc.

Colourless gas with a wide range of applications. Used to make fertilisers, fibres, plastics and cleaning products, among others.

Organic compound in the form of a colourless liquid with a mild, agreeable aroma.

It is used as a solvent for dyes, paints, varnishes and epoxy resin coatings, and as a precursor for many esters used in the soap, perfumery and flavours and fragrances industries.

Inorganic acid used as an antiseptic, insecticide and precursor of other chemical compounds. It can also be used for pH regulation.

Also known as trioxyboric acid.

Solvent supplied in the form of a clear, colourless liquid that smells of fruit. MIscible with many organic solvents and easily hydrolysed in the presence of acids or alkaline solutions.

A clear, scarcely volatile agent used as a formulation agent in photoresistant agitators,  and as a degreasing and cleaning agent, solvent for synthetic resins, formulating inks and varnishes, hydraulic fluids such as brake liquid, etc.

Clear liquid used mainly as a solvent, and also as an additive in antifreeze, and as an intermediate in manufacturing polymers, plastifying agents for plastics, lacquers and varnishes, manufacturing explosive, water-based coatings, disinfectants, etc.

Obtained from a reaction of ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (butyl diglycol) with acetic acid. Presented in the form of a clear crystalline liquid with a mild odour. Low water solubility, and miscible with most organic solvents.

Synthetic antioxidant obtained from the petroleum industry. Found mainly in Food Industry products.

Chemical compound habitually used as a calcium supplement in medicine. Also essential for the production of glass and cement.

Inorganic chemical compound used as a medicine to treat calcium excesses or deficits in the human body. Also known as calcium chloride.

Salt presented in the form of a fine, white, silky powder, used as a slipping agent, with lubricant properties, for use in polymers.

Used as a  solid lubricant in thermoplastic processes. In the plastic industry, it is used in PVC pigmentation processes and for accelerating fusion in rigid PVC.

Also used in the production of cosmetics, water-repellant materials, wax crayons and cement. It is also used as an additive in foods and paints.

Oil obtained from the Ricinus communis plant, which contains between 70-77% ricinoleic acid triglycerides. Known for its cleansing effects and used for making cosmetics, lubicants, plastics and paints.

Base used in the food industry for foods with a low sodium content, in the agrochemical industry for making liquid fertilisers and in the detergent and soap industry for making soaps.

Also known as sodium hydroxide, and used to make paper, textiles and detergents. Also used in the oil industry to prepare water-based perforation sludge and in household use to unblock drainage pipes in kitchens and bathrooms, among other uses.

Natural organic acid that looks like white powder. It has antioxidants, preservatives and flavoring properties, and is mainly used in the food industry, cosmetics, photographic and cleaning.

Natural organic acid that looks like white powder. It has antioxidants, preservatives and flavoring properties, and is mainly used in the food industry, cosmetics, photographic and cleaning.

Fatty acid from the coconut with many uses in the cosmetic and personal care industry, and in detergent products.

Natural resin found in many products such as adhesives, cosmetics, topical medicines, industrial products (welding materials, anticorrosives, surface protectors and for cleaning printing ink (solvents), among others.

Non water-soluble salt, found in alcohols and organic solvents, which breaks down at high temperatures to form carbon dioxide and copper oxide.

Used as a pigment in paint, the cosmetics industry and as a funcide and algicide and for roofs and tiles.

Salt with a large variety of industrial uses. Used in the agrochemical industry for manufacturing pesticides and coatings, and in the animal food, textile and leather industries. Also used as an algicida in water treatment, as a base for galvanising processes (electroplating copper acid coatings) and for treating wood, synthetic rubber, natural asphalt and in the steel industry.

Alicycic hydrocarbon, which is mainly used to produce nylon.

An ingredient often used in the industry for dyes, oil-based paints and varnishes and lacquers.

Chemic compound used as a plastifying agent and additive in adhesives, printing inks and in the cosmetics industry.

Solvent used in industry as a plastifying agent, as an additive for adhesives, in inks for printers and in cosmetics.

Chemical compound with high dissolution power. miscible with a wide range of solvents. Its main uses are in the cleaning industry, as a metal degreaser, industrial paint stripper, in manufacturing pharmaceuticals, in the textile industry and in the chemical process industry. Its commercial  name is methyl chloride.

Base used in the food industry for foods with a low sodium content, in the agrochemical industry for making liquid fertilisers and in the detergent and soap industry for making soaps.

Also known as sodium hydroxide, and used to make paper, textiles and detergents. Also used in the oil industry to prepare water-based perforation sludge and in household use to unblock drainage pipes in kitchens and bathrooms, among other uses.

Inorganic acid. Aqueous hydrogen chloride gas solution in the form of a clear or slightly yellow liquid. Also known as muriatic acid or salfuman.

Inorganic acid used to make fertilisers, and in the synthesis of other acids and sulphates in the petrochemical industry.

Colourless, crystalline, chemical compound used in different  industries such as agrochemical, chemical and plastics, animal food and resin production, among others.

Aldehyde used as an antiseptic in the urinary tract, in vulcansing rubber and in the plastics industry.

Used to make diffuser mixtures, aerosols for aromatherapy, perfumes or oils for burners. DPG is water-soluble, which means it can be used in most applications that require water solubility and essential oil mixtures.

Liquid, combustible solvent used to make diffuser mixtures, aerosols for aromatherapy, perfumes or oils for burners. Water-soluble, which means it can be used in most applications that require water solubility and essential oil mixtures. It also has a large range of industrial uses; for manufacturing inks and solvents, pigments and colouring matter and industrial soaps. Also used as a solvent and wetting agent in the textile industsry and for manufacturing resins and brake fluid, among others.

Water whose composition is based on the binding of H2O molecules subjected to to a purifying process, eliminating micro-organisms, mineral salts and other foreign substances from the water.

Product usedin the galvanising industry to add ductiliity to nickel tanks.

Solvent miscible with hydrocarbons, ketones, alcohols and ethers. It is used in different applications as a solvent, to dissolve synthetic resins, for manufacturing perfurmes and dyes, leather and artificial silk, and for photographic films and plates.

Chemical compound with the appearance of a clear, colourless, slightly viscous liquid.

It has different uses in industrial sectors, such as antifreeze in the cooling circuits of internal combustion engines. Also used as a solvent in the paint and plastics industries or as a liquid for developing photographs.

Organic compounds presented as a gas in its basic form. Its known form, however, is liquid (mixture of gas and water) and it is used as an embalming fluid and for preserving fabric samples. It is also used as an antibacterial disinfectant, as a basic ingredient in products for treating wood and fabric, and in the production of building materials.

Mixture of monoacylglycerols used as a consistency factor in ointments, creams and lotions, and in shampoos and emsulsifying agents.

Linear saturated highly flammable hydrocarbon used as an industrial solvent for adhesives, lacquers and dyes, and as an extractio solvent.

Aliphatic solvent used in different industries such as printing and textiles, among others. Also used in industry for extracting edible oils.

Clear liquid, almost colorless, which is mainly used in cosmetics and personal care products, personal care products and products for skin care.

Inorganic acid. Aqueous hydrogen chloride gas solution in the form of a clear or slightly yellow liquid.

Also known as muriatic acid or salfuman.

Chemical compound known to be a strong oxidising agent.

At room temperature, it takes the form of a colourless liquid with a bitter taste. It has many applications; at low concentrations (3% - 9%) it is found in a large number of household products for medicinal uses, such as in bleaches for fabrics and hair.

In industry, it is used at higher concentrations to whiten fabrics and paper pulp, and to manufacture rubber foam and organic chemical substances. In other areas such as research, it is used to measure the activity of certain enzymes, such as catalase.

A texturing substance in powder form, with a crystalline white appearance, used as a raw material in manufacturing colorants such as skin whiteners and as an artificial tanning agent, among other uses.

Transparent and soluble solvent in alcohols, ketones and hydrocarbons, with a particular fruit odor. It is used in solvents of paints, varnishes and lacquers, in printing inks in the printing industry and as a solvent of nitrocellulose in perfumery.

Colourless, flammable alcohol with a pungent smell that is soluble in water, used for cleaning photographic lenses, for organic synthesis in the chemical industry and as an intermediate and solvent in waxes, vegetable oils and natural and synthetic resins.

It is also used as an antiseptic, as it is less irritant that ethyl  alcohol but just as effective, and in other industries for polymer compositions,  brake fluid and degreasing solvents.

Also known as 2-propanol.

Inert additive.

It is a basic detergent and surfactant for the elaboration of personal care products (soaps, shampoos, dentifrices...) and domestic cleaning. It stands out for being a very effective agent in the formation of foams and for providing emulsifying properties to cosmetic products.

Chemical compound used for measuring basic refractory bricks and in extinguishers, cosmetics and dentifrices. Also used as a fume inhibitor in plastics, a reinforcement agent in neoprene rubber, a drying agent, laxative and to retain colour in food.

Refractive material refractari used in the building industry to make cement and as an insulation element in industrial cables. Also used in the pharmaceutical industry to make antiacids, magnesium supplements and laxatives.

Inorganic compound used in cosmetics to treat skin, nails and hair, and in pharmaceutical products for treating the bone, joint and circulation systems.

Solvent for formulating industrial paints, automotive paints and furniture varnishes. Also a good solvent and cleaner for inks, and a degreaser and cleaning of metals, and a solvent in the manufacture of personal care products.

Chemical compound with a large variety of uses. Used as an industrial solvent such as antifreeze in vehicles, fuel for camping stoves and as as a solvent for dyes, inks, resins, adhesives and biofuels.

Also known as methanol or wood alcohol.

Solvent used in dry-cleaning, in the manufacture of clay, building materials and fire-resistant materials. Also  used in the artificial silk and textile industry.

Solvent used in organic synthesis, rubber solvents, nitrocellulose lacquers, production of coatings and adhesives.

Organic acid with an appearance similar to white sand, used to make dyes and other chemical substances, such as weed killers or disinfectants.

Organic compound presented in the form of a toxic, flammable, corrosive, viscous liquid, used to make soap, detergents, ink, dyes and rubber.

Also known as 2-aminoethanol or ethanolamine.

Solvent that enables solubisationof all resins dissolved in ethyl alcohol. It is used in cosmetic medicine, cleaning and hygienic products, printing inks, paints and coatings, and aerosols.

Solvent used in lacquers, cosmetics and other personal care and cosmetic products. Also used in printing inks, contact lenses and brake fluids, and as a chemical intermediate and disinfectant.

Used mainly as a solvent for printing inks, but also a good solvent for cellulosre nitrate, chlorinated rubber and phenol reagents. Compared with ispropyl acetate, it has a slow evaporation rate and excellent solvent power, promoting fluidisation and giving it levelling characteristics in many formulations. Also used for manufacturing perfumes.

Used mainly to make candles and other similar products.

Liquid oil obtained from petroleum.

Used as a releasing agent in moulds, lubricants, antiestatic agents and other manufacturing coadjutants and also as a chemical intermediate, obtained in products for foam and thickener control. Also widely used in the medical and chemical industries.

Used as a releasing agent in moulds, lubricants, antiestatic agents and other manufacturing coadjutants and also as a chemical intermediate, obtained in products for foam and thickener control. Also widely used in the medical and chemical industries.

Used as a releasing agent in moulds, lubricants, antiestatic agents and other manufacturing coadjutants and also as a chemical intermediate, obtained in products for foam and thickener control. Also widely used in the medical and chemical industries.

Solvent with a high boiling point.

Used in many different fields, such as chloroalkaline electrolysis, inorganic potassium compounds, zeolites, colorants and pigments, titanium dioxide, and in the enamel and glass industry.

One of the most interesting uses of potassium nitrate is for the production of nitric acid. Also used in fertilisers and smoke bombs, and in compounds used to break down organic remains more quickly, such as tree stumps, as it accelreates the decomposition process.

Used to make soaps, cement and protective coatings.

Colorless liquid glycol that is an excellent solvent completely miscible with water. It is a high purity product with a wide variety of industrial applications.

White or grey volcanic igneous rock used as an abrasive, particularly for cleaning glass, erasers, exfoliant cosmetics and for producing stone-washed jeans.

Salt used for fortifying foods, as an agent in powdered products (sugar, flour and dry bases for soups and beverages) and as a calcium supplement in dairy products. Also used in styrene polymerisation and as a ceramic colouring substsance.

Vegetable oil with a high fat content, with a saturated fatty acid content of almost 90%. Made up of  50% palmitic acid, 40% oleic acid and 10% polyunsaturated fatty acids.

Its farry acid composition makes it a very stable oil at high temperatures, promoting its use in industrial fried foods, frozen foods and dehydrated foods.

Combined potassium and sodium tartrate used in galvanising process, inthe food industry (to make pectins and gelatines) and in the pharmaceutical industry. Also used for metal treatments, as a chelating agent for eliminating aluminium salts and in gas purification processes. Also used in printing inks.

Also known as Seignette Salt.

The most common and known uses include hide coatings and for making adhesives, batteries, ceramics, cosmetics, dyes, explosives, greases, fertilisers, insecticides, paper, pigments, soaps, bactericides, pharmaceuticals and photographic products, detergents, alcohols, ammonia, greases, hydrochloric acid, perfumes, lubricants, ubber, rayon, plastics and synthetic fibres, among others.

Preservative used widely in the food industry due to its capacity to control certain bacteria and also fungi and yeast. Its most common uses are in sparkling and still beverages, in concentrates for preparing drinks, table sauces, jams and canned foods and in certain cosmetics and personal care products.

An essential ingredient in many stomach antiacid formulations and often used in yeast powders, softeners, air purifiers, fungicides and to whiten teeth, among other uses. Also known as  sodium hydrogen carbonate.

White, translucent salt containing carbon, oxygen and sodium, used to make glass, food additives and for other industrial applications.

Inorganic compound with many industrial uses. Also known as sodium pyrosulphite or sodium bisulphite.

Supplied in the form of a white crystalline powder, and used mainly in ecological cleaning products.

Inorganic substance that is dissolved directly in water, producing an alkaline solution. Used in industry to make adhesives, detergents, ingredients in cleaning compounds, cements, binders, protective and specific coatings, to assist in coagulation, anticorrosives, catalyst bases, deflocculants, chemicals, zeolites, etc.

Colourless substance with good water solubility and poor solubility in most organic solvents (except glycerine). One of the main constituents of detergents, and used to manufacture glass, dilute dyes and manufacture many chemicals.

Colourless compound used as a starting product in many chemical processes. Used as a preservative and antioxidant in the food industry and also to improve the quality of rubber and cellulose industry products.

Polyalcohol used to amke foods, pharmaceuticals and chemicals and as a wetting agent for maintaining the appropriate degree of moisture in different products. Also used as conditioner for paper, textiles, glues and ceramics and as an emulsifier in making cakes and sweets to prevent the separation of the aqueous and solid phases in these foods.

Chemical element used mainly as a fertiliser. Also has other applications such as manufacturing insecticides for the agrochemical industry, and manufacturing powders or laxatives.

Inorganic acid used to make fertilisers, and in the synthesis of other acids and sulphates in the petrochemical industry.

Vegetable oil obtained from the almond tree. Rich in fatty acids such as oleic, linoleic and palmitic acid. Used mainly as an emollient for preparing cosmetics and creams.

Mineral with a wide range of uses and applications. Used as a filling material in making paper and cardboard, lacquers and paints, in the ceramic industry, as an additive for rubbers and plastics and to prevent skin irritation and as a moisturiser. Also a base for many cosmetic powders and use in the food industry as E553b.

Organic chemical compound.

Used as a reducing agent in the textile industry.

Has a wide range of uses, from paint to sunscreens and food colorants.

Organic chemical compound formed mainly by a teritary amine and threes hydroxyl groups, with the form of a viscous liquid that is completely water-soluble and miscible with most oxygenated organic solvents. Mainly used to adjust the ph in cosmetic, hygiene preparations and cleaning products.

Formed mainly by mixing hydrocarbons, it is a volatile, colourless liquid produced by distilling resin. It is used mainly as a solvent for paints and varnishes.

Colourless, crystalline, chemical compound used in different  industries such as agrochemical, chemical and plastics, animal food and resin production, among others.

Aldehyde used as an antiseptic in the urinary tract, in vulcansing rubber and in the plastics industry.

Alcohol with a liquid consistency, completely odourless, with a sweet taste and a high viscosity coefficient. It has a wide range of uses, for instance as a plastifying agent, emulsifier, softener in body lotions, ice creams and sealants and due to its medicinal nature, it has many applications in the pharmaceutical industry.

Has many uses in different sectors such as the automotive, textile, farming, veterinary, cosmetics, packaging, photovoltaic sectors and in industry in general.

A colourless, odourless oil with an effective plastifying effect.

Used in different industries such as the pharmaceutical (to make medicines, laxatives and pills or capsules), food (for processing food such as bread or confectionery), cosmetics (as oils for infants or hair oils) or textile (to lubricate fibres or used to make leather), among others.

Used as a stripping agent in metallurgy, and is able to attack metal oxides and dissolve oxide layers, exposing the clean metal surface. Due to its corrosive nature, this stripping agent is not suitable for use in electronic work. Also used to make magnesium oxide cements and for dental fillings and in textile processes, and for making strippers and catalysts for organic synthesis.