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INCI ingredient

Ceresin Wax

Also listed as: Ceresin

Ceresin Wax appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in skin cares.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Ceresin Wax appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in skin cares.

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

Products with Ceresin Wax

in 2 products

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antistatic
  • binding
  • emulsion stabilising
  • hair conditioning
  • opacifying
  • viscosity controlling
  • 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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