Copernicia Cerifera ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is a hard plant-derived structuring wax used to thicken oil phases, add gloss, improve stick strength, and raise the melting point of balms, lip products, mascaras, and anhydrous formulas.
What does Copernicia Cerifera do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is a hard plant-derived structuring wax used to thicken oil phases, add gloss, improve stick strength, and raise the melting point of balms, lip products, mascaras, and anhydrous formulas.
Is Copernicia Cerifera clean?
It is generally well-tolerated, low in irritation potential, and not a common clean-standard restricted-list ingredient. Clean-beauty scrutiny is usually about sourcing transparency rather than skin safety.
Is Copernicia Cerifera sustainable?
This material comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm species, so it is renewable when harvested responsibly. It is not petroleum-derived, is expected to biodegrade, and benefits from supply-chain controls around traceability and labor practices.
Is Copernicia Cerifera COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted in COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic formulations when it meets the standard’s sourcing and processing requirements. It fits Green Chemistry well because it is plant-derived, physically processed, and used without persistent synthetic polymers or high-concern solvent chemistry.
How does Copernicia Cerifera work chemically?
The molecule profile is a natural mixture dominated by long-chain fatty acid esters and fatty alcohol esters, with smaller amounts of free acids, free alcohols, hydrocarbons, and resinous components. It has a high melting range, typically about 80 to 86°C, and is usually melted into the oil phase at low single-digit percentages, with higher levels used when strong hardness or film structure is needed.
Last updated 2026-05-13