1. Cosmetics and skin care products: used as an emulsifier, thickener and softener to help keep the skin soft and moisturized.
2. Soap and detergent: It is the raw material of soap and other cleaning products. Especially in the production of hard soap, stearic acid salts (such as sodium stearate) are important ingredients.
3. Food industry: As a food additive (E570), it is widely used as an emulsifier or stabilizer in some foods, especially in the production of chocolate and candy.
4. Drugs: Stearic acid and its derivatives (such as calcium stearate, magnesium stearate) are used as drug carriers, excipients or lubricants to help the distribution and dissolution of drugs.
5. Rubber industry: acts as vulcanization activator, softener, dispersant, etc.
6. Plastics industry: used as cold-resistant plasticizer, stabilizer, release agent, etc.
7. Others: It can also be used as a thickener for lubricating oil, a polishing agent for paint, a drying agent for textiles, and in the production of PVC pipes, gussets, cable and electrical materials, artificial leather, compound fertilizers, waterproof materials, abrasives, etc.