EUPHORBIA CERIFERA WAX/CANDELILLA CERA HYDROCARBONS/CIRE DE CANDELILLA ●
TL;DR. It is a solid structuring agent and film-former used to harden sticks, thicken oil phases, improve payoff, and add water-resistant surface feel. It also helps suspend pigments and adjust gloss in color cosmetics and balms.
What does EUPHORBIA CERIFERA WAX/CANDELILLA CERA HYDROCARBONS/CIRE DE CANDELILLA do in a cosmetic formula?
It is a solid structuring agent and film-former used to harden sticks, thicken oil phases, improve payoff, and add water-resistant surface feel. It also helps suspend pigments and adjust gloss in color cosmetics and balms.
Is EUPHORBIA CERIFERA WAX/CANDELILLA CERA HYDROCARBONS/CIRE DE CANDELILLA clean?
This ingredient has a strong clean-standard profile, with low sensitization concerns, no fragrance-allergen role, and few common restricted-list flags. It can feel occlusive on some skin types, but that is mainly a texture and compatibility consideration.
Is EUPHORBIA CERIFERA WAX/CANDELILLA CERA HYDROCARBONS/CIRE DE CANDELILLA sustainable?
It comes from a drought-adapted desert shrub and is renewable when harvesting is well managed. It biodegrades more slowly than water-soluble plant materials because of its long-chain lipid chemistry, and responsible sourcing matters because much supply is wild-collected.
Is EUPHORBIA CERIFERA WAX/CANDELILLA CERA HYDROCARBONS/CIRE DE CANDELILLA COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic when sourced and processed as an approved natural raw material. Its Green Chemistry fit is strong on renewable feedstock and relatively simple processing, with a slower biodegradation profile than more water-soluble natural ingredients.
How does EUPHORBIA CERIFERA WAX/CANDELILLA CERA HYDROCARBONS/CIRE DE CANDELILLA work chemically?
Chemically, this material is a hard, high-melting blend dominated by long-chain alkanes, with smaller amounts of esters, acids, alcohols, and resinous components. It is typically used around 1 to 10% for viscosity, payoff, and structure in sticks, balms, and anhydrous systems, melts roughly in the high 60s to low 70s °C, and is stable across normal cosmetic pH because it is usually used in oil phases.
Last updated 2026-05-13