INCI ingredient

Ceresin

Ceresin appears on 42 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair stylings.

What it triggers

Ceresin appears on 42 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair stylings.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: antistatic, binding, emulsion stabilising, hair conditioning, opacifying, viscosity controlling

in 42 products

Showing 24 of 42 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

Functions listed by CosIng

antistatic: Preventing and/or reducing static electricity by neutralising electrical charge on surfaces.
binding: Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
emulsion stabilising: Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
hair conditioning: Enhancing the appearance and feel of hair. Leaving the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and/or imparting volume, lightness, gloss, texture, etc.

CAS 8001-75-0 · EC 232-290-1

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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