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INCI ingredient

Paraffin Liquidum

Also listed as: Paraffin

Paraffin Liquidum appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair conditioners.

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 Liquidum appears on 2 ingredient lists in our database, most often in hair conditioners.

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 Liquidum

in 2 products

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • 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

EU regulation

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.

Classification from the INCI name; product lists from Open Beauty Facts.Report a mistake