CERA CARNAUBA/CARNAUBA WAX ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is a solid structurant, thickener, gloss enhancer, and film-former in balms, sticks, color cosmetics, and hair styling products. It helps raise melting point, improve payoff, and add firmness to anhydrous formulas.
What does CERA CARNAUBA/CARNAUBA WAX do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is a solid structurant, thickener, gloss enhancer, and film-former in balms, sticks, color cosmetics, and hair styling products. It helps raise melting point, improve payoff, and add firmness to anhydrous formulas.
Is CERA CARNAUBA/CARNAUBA WAX clean?
Clean-beauty frameworks generally view it as low-concern and well-tolerated, with no major restricted-list friction. Sensitivity is uncommon, though very rigid formulas can feel draggy if used at high levels.
Is CERA CARNAUBA/CARNAUBA WAX sustainable?
This material is plant-derived, renewable, and biodegradable, typically harvested from leaves of a Brazilian palm species. Sustainability depends on responsible harvesting, traceable labor practices, and protection of native ecosystems.
Is CERA CARNAUBA/CARNAUBA WAX COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS-natural and can be used in COSMOS-organic products when sourced and processed according to the standard. It aligns well with Green Chemistry because it comes from renewable biomass, needs limited processing, and has a favorable biodegradability profile.
How does CERA CARNAUBA/CARNAUBA WAX work chemically?
The material is a hard, high-melting mixture dominated by long-chain aliphatic esters, with smaller amounts of fatty alcohols, acids, hydrocarbons, and resinous components. It melts around 80 to 86°C, is oil-dispersible rather than water-soluble, and is commonly used around 1 to 10% for structure, with higher levels in firm sticks.
Last updated 2026-05-13