Cire De Carnauba) ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is a hard plant-derived structurant used to thicken sticks, balms, mascaras, and hair products. It raises melting point, adds gloss, improves payoff, and helps create a firm film.
What does Cire De Carnauba) do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is a hard plant-derived structurant used to thicken sticks, balms, mascaras, and hair products. It raises melting point, adds gloss, improves payoff, and helps create a firm film.
Is Cire De Carnauba) clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, this ingredient is generally well-tolerated and has little restricted-list friction. Sensitivity is uncommon, though very rigid formulas can feel draggy or occlusive on some skin types.
Is Cire De Carnauba) sustainable?
This material is plant-derived, harvested from leaves in northeastern Brazil, and is biodegradable under typical environmental conditions. The main sustainability considerations are labor practices, traceable sourcing, and responsible leaf harvesting rather than petrochemical persistence.
Is Cire De Carnauba) COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic when sourced and processed according to the standard. It fits Green Chemistry well because it is renewable, minimally processed, and used without persistent synthetic residues.
How does Cire De Carnauba) work chemically?
This material is a complex blend of long-chain aliphatic esters, fatty alcohols, fatty acids, and hydrocarbons, with a high melting range around 80 to 86 °C. It is commonly used around 0.5 to 10% depending on format, requires heat-phase incorporation, and gives hardness and thermal stability to oil-based systems.
Last updated 2026-05-13