Paraffin
Also listed as: Paraffin/Parafina
Paraffin appears on 224 ingredient lists in our database, most often in lip makeups.
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
Paraffin appears on 224 ingredient lists in our database, most often in lip makeups.
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, viscosity controlling, perfuming
Products with Paraffin
in 224 products
- no photoMaybelline Superstay Matte Ink Liquid Lipstick - Lover 15Maybelline · lip makeup
- no photoKleenex Balsam Serviett 64stkKleenex · hair conditioner
- no photoDove Body Love Bodycrème Rich NourishmentDove · body moisturizer
L'Oréal Studio Line 7 IndestructibleL'Oréal · hair care- no photoL'Oréal L'Oreal Mascara Paradise Extatic Primer WhiteL'Oréal · eye makeup
L'Oréal Maybelline Lipstick Color Sense Pink Thrill 266L'Oréal · lip makeup
L'Oréal Maybelline Lipstick Color Sense Coral Rise 344L'Oréal · lip makeup
Nature's Bees Cocoa butter lip balmNature's Bees · lip balm
Les Cosmétiques Design Paris Stick lèvres réparateurLes Cosmétiques Design Paris · lip balm
O'Keeffe's Working Hands Hand CreamO'Keeffe's · hand cream- no photoAstral Intensive Moisturiser - OriginalAstral · face cream
- no photoMAC Cosmetics MAC Retro Matte Lipstick - Ruby WooMAC Cosmetics · lip makeup
- no photoO'Keeffe's Working Hands HandcrèmeO'Keeffe's · hand cream
- no photoNivea CremeNivea · cream or lotion
- no photoMaybelline Fit Me Concealer Fair 15Maybelline · face makeup
- no photoInfluence Beauty Mascara Manipula 01 Intense Black - Volumizing Mascara with Precision BrushInfluence Beauty · eye makeup
- no photoLip Smacker Tropikal Kokteyl Dudak KremiLip Smacker · lip balm
- no photoA-Derma Pain dermatologiqueA-Derma · cleanser
- no photoL'Oréal Mascara Telescopic Carbon BlackL'Oréal · eye makeup
- no photoAveeno CreamAveeno · cream or lotion
- no photoEssence Lash princessEssence · eye makeup
L'Oréal Maybelline Color Sense Lipstick Bare Reveal 177L'Oréal · lip makeup
Nivea CremeNivea · hand cream- no photoL3vel3 Hair Wax StickL3vel3 · hair styling
Showing 24 of 224 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.
In the EU ingredient database
- skin conditioning
- viscosity controlling
- perfuming
- skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
- viscosity controlling: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
- perfuming: Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.
CAS 8002-74-2; 64742-51-4 · EC 232-315-6; 265-154-5
Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.
CosIng records a perfuming function for this ingredient.
Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.