Its main application areas are the plastics and rubber industry, where it is used as a releasing agent and lubricant which can be easily incorporated.
It is widely used as a release agent for the production of many kinds of objects: rubber, polyurethane, polyester processing system, powder metallurgy.
[3] In cosmetics, zinc stearate is a lubricant and thickening agent used to improve texture.
As discovered in the early days of vulcanization, zinc has a beneficial effect on the reaction of the sulfur with the polyolefin.
The stearate is a form of zinc that is highly soluble in the nonpolar medium of the polyolefins.