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product_id: 185352930
title: "Essential Depot Stearic Acid - Triple Pressed - Vegetable Based - White Flakes - 4 lbs. Net wt - Safety Sealed PP Container with Resealable Lid and Removable Handle"
brand: "essential depot"
price: "£45.65"
currency: GBP
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 8
category: "Essential Depot"
url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/185352930-essential-depot-stearic-acid-triple-pressed-vegetable-based-white-flakes
store_origin: GB
region: United Kingdom
---

# 100% vegetable-based Triple-pressed purity Enhances candle firmness & burn-time Essential Depot Stearic Acid - Triple Pressed - Vegetable Based - White Flakes - 4 lbs. Net wt - Safety Sealed PP Container with Resealable Lid and Removable Handle

**Brand:** essential depot
**Price:** £45.65
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🌟 Elevate your craft with triple-pressed, plant-based perfection!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Essential Depot Stearic Acid - Triple Pressed - Vegetable Based - White Flakes - 4 lbs. Net wt - Safety Sealed PP Container with Resealable Lid and Removable Handle by essential depot
- **How much does it cost?** £45.65 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/185352930-essential-depot-stearic-acid-triple-pressed-vegetable-based-white-flakes)

## Best For

- essential depot enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted essential depot brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Multi-Industry Grade:** Cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and food-grade versatility in one pack.
- • **Resealable Safety Seal:** Keeps product fresh, dry, and airtight with easy handling.
- • **Plant-Powered & Sustainable:** 100% vegetable origin aligns with eco-conscious values.
- • **Pure Triple-Pressed Quality:** Experience unmatched refinement for flawless formulations.
- • **Enhances Texture & Performance:** Perfect for soaps, lotions, and candles with superior binding and softening.

## Overview

Essential Depot Stearic Acid is a premium, triple-pressed, vegetable-based waxy solid available in 4 lbs. white flakes. It’s cosmetic, pharmaceutical, and food-grade certified, making it ideal for soap making, cosmetics, and candle crafting. Packaged in a resealable, safety-sealed container with a removable handle, it ensures freshness and convenience while delivering superior binding, thickening, and skin-softening properties.

## Description

Stearic Acid - Triple Pressed - Vegetable Based - White Flakes - 4 lbs. - safety sealed PP container with resealable lid and removable handleA saturated fatty acid, naturally-occurring stearic acid can come from many animal and vegetable fats. Our Stearic Acid is 100% vegetable-based, triple-pressed, as well as cosmetic, food and pharmaceutical grade.It can be used as an inexpensive emulsifying agent in water-in-oil and oil-in-water formulations.Stearic acid is a waxy solid. It is frequently used to bind, stabilize and harden soap bars. It's soap-like quality enables it to penetrate the skin, providing emollient and skin-softening properties. Also used to emulsify, thicken, or otherwise bind and stabilize lotions and creams.Stearic acid is also widely used in candles. In candle making it adds firmness, a longer burn-time, and a white (opaque) smooth look.

Review: Love it - I absolutely love this quality. I use it in my body butter creams and it makes my creams so smooth and creamy. Please never stop selling it in bulk
Review: Good

## Features

- Stearic Acid - Triple Pressed - Vegetable Based - White Flakes - 4 lbs. net wt - Grade: Cosmetic, Pharmaceutical, and Food
- Shipped in a safety sealed PP container with resealable lid and removable handle which keeps product dry and air tight.
- A waxy solid frequently used to bind, stabilize, and harden soap bars. It's soap-like quality enables it to penetrate the skin, providing emollient and skin-softening properties.
- Also used to emulsify, thicken, or otherwise bind and stabilize cosmetics such as lotions and creams including shaving creams.
- Also widely used in candles to add firmness, a longer burn-time, and a white (opaque) smooth look.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B083YVPHD7 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #165,530 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ( See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ) #173 in Soap Making Bases & Melts |
| Brand | Essential Depot |
| Brand Name | Essential Depot |
| Container Type | Bucket |
| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 210 Reviews |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00812841029771 |
| Item Form | Flake |
| Item Weight | 4 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | Essential Depot, Inc. |
| Melting Temperature | 140 Degrees Fahrenheit |
| Melting Temperature (degrees Celsius) | 140 Degrees Fahrenheit |
| Model Number | STEARIC-ACID-4LB |
| Package Information | Bucket |
| Part Number | STEARIC-ACID-4LB |
| Product Grade | USP |
| UPC | 812841029771 |
| Unit Count | 64 Ounce |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Essential Depot
- **Item Weight:** 4 Pounds
- **Melting Temperature:** 140 Degrees Fahrenheit
- **Package Information:** Bucket
- **Product Grade:** USP

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Love it
*by A***R on February 23, 2026*

I absolutely love this quality. I use it in my body butter creams and it makes my creams so smooth and creamy. Please never stop selling it in bulk

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good
*by M***. on April 11, 2026*



### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ GREAT
*by K***B on November 20, 2025*

Amazing deal and works really well for my candles. Used to small pellets so these I don't seem to need as much of as the other brand I used

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*Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom*
*Store origin: GB*
*Last updated: 2026-05-23*