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INCI ingredient

Microcrystalline Wax Cera Microcristallina

Also listed as: Microcrystalline Wax, Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina), Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina

Microcrystalline Wax Cera Microcristallina appears on 10 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair treatments.

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

Microcrystalline Wax Cera Microcristallina appears on 10 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair treatments.

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: binding, bulking, emulsion stabilising, viscosity controlling

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • binding
  • bulking
  • emulsion stabilising
  • viscosity controlling
  • binding: Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
  • bulking: Non-reactive (chemically inert), solid ingredients that dilute other solids and/or increase the volume of cosmetic products.
  • emulsion stabilising: Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
  • viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.

CAS 63231-60-7 · EC 264-038-1 (I)

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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