Cera Alba Wax ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is a solid lipid structurant and film-former used to thicken balms, sticks, salves, and emulsions. It adds firmness, improves payoff, and leaves a protective, water-resistant feel on skin or hair.
What does Cera Alba Wax do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is a solid lipid structurant and film-former used to thicken balms, sticks, salves, and emulsions. It adds firmness, improves payoff, and leaves a protective, water-resistant feel on skin or hair.
Is Cera Alba Wax clean?
It is generally well accepted in clean-beauty frameworks and is usually well tolerated. The main caveats are non-vegan origin and occasional sensitivity linked to natural hive-derived residues such as propolis or pollen traces.
Is Cera Alba Wax sustainable?
This material is renewable and biodegradable, with sourcing tied to managed hives and apiculture practices. Sustainability depends on hive health, pesticide exposure in the surrounding environment, and traceable, responsible supply chains.
Is Cera Alba Wax COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS-natural standards and can align with COSMOS-organic when sourced from certified organic apiculture and processed according to the standard. From a Green Chemistry view, it scores well for renewable origin, low processing intensity, and biodegradability.
How does Cera Alba Wax work chemically?
This material is a complex natural mixture of long-chain fatty acid esters, hydrocarbons, free fatty acids, and fatty alcohols, giving it a typical melting range around 61 to 65°C. It is commonly used around 1 to 10% in creams and lotions for body, and higher levels, often 5 to 30%, in sticks, balms, and anhydrous formats where hardness and melt profile matter.
Last updated 2026-05-16