Oryza Sativa Wax ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is a solid lipid structurant, thickener, and film-forming emollient used to add firmness, pay-off, and water resistance in balms, sticks, color cosmetics, and creams.
What does Oryza Sativa Wax do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is a solid lipid structurant, thickener, and film-forming emollient used to add firmness, pay-off, and water resistance in balms, sticks, color cosmetics, and creams.
Is Oryza Sativa Wax clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, it is generally well tolerated, low in sensitization concern, and not a common restricted-list ingredient. Quality depends on proper refining and control of residual processing impurities.
Is Oryza Sativa Wax sustainable?
It is plant-derived and commonly obtained as a co-product of edible grain processing and oil refining, which supports efficient use of an existing agricultural stream. It is expected to be biodegradable and has low persistence concern compared with many synthetic film formers.
Is Oryza Sativa Wax COSMOS-approved?
It is generally permitted in COSMOS natural and organic formulations when the source and processing methods meet the standard. It aligns well with Green Chemistry principles because it can come from renewable feedstock, needs relatively simple refining, and breaks down more readily than persistent synthetic alternatives.
How does Oryza Sativa Wax work chemically?
Chemically, this material is a high-melting mixture dominated by long-chain fatty acid esters, with smaller amounts of fatty alcohols, acids, and hydrocarbons. It typically melts around 77 to 86°C and is often used at about 1 to 10% depending on the desired hardness, glide, and film structure.
Last updated 2026-05-16