Copernicia Cerifera Cera/Copernicia Cerifera Wax/Cire de carnauba ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is a structuring and film-forming agent that adds hardness, gloss, water resistance, and melt-point control to sticks, balms, mascaras, and solid formats.
What does Copernicia Cerifera Cera/Copernicia Cerifera Wax/Cire de carnauba do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is a structuring and film-forming agent that adds hardness, gloss, water resistance, and melt-point control to sticks, balms, mascaras, and solid formats.
Is Copernicia Cerifera Cera/Copernicia Cerifera Wax/Cire de carnauba clean?
This ingredient is generally well accepted in clean-beauty frameworks, with low irritation and sensitization potential. It has no major restricted-list friction when cosmetic-grade and properly refined.
Is Copernicia Cerifera Cera/Copernicia Cerifera Wax/Cire de carnauba sustainable?
This material is plant-derived and renewable, collected from palm leaves rather than extracted from fossil feedstocks. It is biodegradable, though sourcing quality depends on traceable harvesting practices, labor standards, and habitat management in the supply chain.
Is Copernicia Cerifera Cera/Copernicia Cerifera Wax/Cire de carnauba COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted in COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic formulations when it meets the standard’s sourcing and processing requirements. It aligns well with Green Chemistry because it is renewable, minimally processed, biodegradable, and typically used without intensive synthetic modification.
How does Copernicia Cerifera Cera/Copernicia Cerifera Wax/Cire de carnauba work chemically?
The molecule profile is a complex solid lipid mixture rich in long-chain aliphatic esters, hydroxy esters, fatty alcohols, fatty acids, and hydrocarbons, with a high melting range around 80 to 86°C. Typical use is about 1 to 10% in anhydrous sticks and balms, with lower levels used for gloss or viscosity, and it must be melted into the oil phase during processing.
Last updated 2026-05-13