Euphorbia Cerifera Wax/Cire De Candelilla ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is a plant-derived structuring agent, thickener, and film-former used to add firmness, gloss, and water resistance to balms, sticks, mascaras, and creams.
What does Euphorbia Cerifera Wax/Cire De Candelilla do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is a plant-derived structuring agent, thickener, and film-former used to add firmness, gloss, and water resistance to balms, sticks, mascaras, and creams.
Is Euphorbia Cerifera Wax/Cire De Candelilla clean?
This ingredient is broadly accepted in clean-beauty frameworks and is not a common restricted-list concern. It is generally well tolerated on skin, though any firm occlusive material can feel heavy for some acne-prone users.
Is Euphorbia Cerifera Wax/Cire De Candelilla sustainable?
This material comes from a desert shrub, and its lipid chemistry is biodegradable compared with synthetic silicone or fluorinated film formers. The main sustainability consideration is traceable harvesting, since overcollection can pressure slow-growing arid-land plants.
Is Euphorbia Cerifera Wax/Cire De Candelilla COSMOS-approved?
It is generally permitted under COSMOS-natural and COSMOS-organic when sourced and processed according to the standard. It aligns well with Green Chemistry through renewable feedstock and biodegradability, with the main caveat being extraction and purification inputs.
How does Euphorbia Cerifera Wax/Cire De Candelilla work chemically?
The material is a hard, high-melting plant lipid blend dominated by long-chain esters, hydrocarbons, free fatty alcohols, and resin acids, which explains its firmness and water-resistant film. Typical use is about 1 to 10% in lip, stick, balm, and color formulas, with melting behavior around the high 60s to low 70s °C and good stability in anhydrous systems.
Last updated 2026-05-13