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INCI ingredient

Copernicia Cerifera Carnauba Wax

Also listed as: Copernicia Cerifera Cera, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Copernicia Ceriféra (Carnauba) Wax, (Copernicia Cerifera) Carnauba Wax

Copernicia Cerifera Carnauba Wax appears on 36 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shower gels.

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

Copernicia Cerifera Carnauba Wax appears on 36 ingredient lists in our database, most often in shower gels.

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: skin conditioning - emollient, film forming, skin conditioning

Products with Copernicia Cerifera Carnauba Wax

in 36 products

Showing 24 of 36 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • skin conditioning - emollient
  • film forming
  • skin conditioning
  • skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
  • film forming: Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.

CAS 8015-86-9 · EC 232-399-4

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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