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Carnauba wax
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Description
Carnauba Wax – High-Hardness Lipophilic Structuring Agent, Shine Agent, Thermal Stabilizer
Carnauba Wax is a natural plant wax with a high melting point and structural hardness. It functions as a lipophilic rheology modifier, consistency agent, and shine enhancer, widely used especially in solid makeup products to impart superior resistance to high ambient temperatures and a brilliant, non-greasy finish.
Ingredients (INCI): Copernicia Cerifera Cera.
Technical Characteristics
- Appearance: Yellowish pellets, subtle characteristic odor.
- Melting Point: Above 80°C.
- Solubility: Soluble upon heating at high temperatures in vegetable oils, fatty butters, and cosmetic esters.
- Cosmetic Function: Consistency agent, rigid structuring agent for anhydrous systems, shine enhancer, film-forming agent.
- Indicative Dosage: 1% - 10%.
Main Properties
- Rigidifying and Thermal Resistance: Provides a solid structure to lipid mixtures, preventing the liquefaction or deformation of sticks even under high ambient temperature conditions.
- Optical Shine: Imparts superior shine and a smooth texture, optimizing the aesthetic finish of lipsticks and makeup products.
- Molding and Demolding: Exhibits pronounced shrinkage during the cooling phase, a property that facilitates the release of solid sticks from production molds without damaging their micro-relief.
- Film-Forming, Water-Repellent: Forms a thin, hydrophobic, transfer-resistant film, useful in makeup products, protective creams, and sunscreens.
Applications
- High-definition solid lipsticks and heat-resistant lip sticks.
- Mascara, eyeliner, as a structural and water-resistance agent.
- Solid stick deodorants.
- Solid hair balms, fixing pomades, and styling waxes for hair or beard.
- Compact makeup products, solid foundations, concealers, creamy eye shadows.
Formulation Guide
- Procedure: Carnauba wax requires a high melting temperature. Add to the oil phase and heat to approximately 85°C until fully liquefied and the mixture turns clear, before combining with the warm aqueous phase or pouring.
- Avoiding Brittleness: Due to its hardness, using carnauba wax as the sole structuring agent can result in a fragile, brittle final product that breaks easily during application. Combining it with more elastic waxes, esters, and vegetable butters is recommended.
- Recommended Usage Dosage: 1% - 10%. Add between 1% and 3% as a texturizing agent in creams, and over 3% in balms, lipsticks, mascaras, or solid sticks.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Can beeswax be replaced with carnauba wax 1:1 in a formula?
Carnauba wax has a much higher melting point and a considerably harder crystalline structure. The general rule is to use much lower percentages of carnauba (usually at a 1:3 ratio), completing the rest of the solid phase with softer butters or waxes to achieve flexibility.
Why did granules form in my balm after cooling?
This phenomenon occurs due to uneven cooling. Because carnauba has a high solidification point, if poured into a cold container or if the mixture cools down too slowly or too rapidly, the wax molecules will crystallize first, separating from the surrounding fluid oils as small solid clusters (granules). To prevent this flaw, pouring should be done quickly at a high temperature, and cooling should be uniform at room temperature.
Safety in Use and Storage
Safety Profile: Safe raw material for cosmetic applications, approved for products intended for the lip area (minimal accidental ingestion carries no toxicological risks).
Precautions: For external cosmetic use only.
Storage: In a closed container, in a dry place, away from direct heat sources, and at room temperature (15-25°C).
Details
Code
D-1014
Categories
Status
Natural compliant
Suitable for
cosmetics, make-up
Skin care
Conditioners
Body care
Conditioners, Ointments
Sun Care
Creams
Hygiene
Deodorants
Make-up
Eyeliner, Lipstick, Lip Gloss, Mascara
Solubility
miscible in oil
Use level
1 - 10 %
Storage
in a cool dry place away from direct sunlight
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I have used a combination of carnauba, candelilla and beeswax for a lip balm and some massage sticks (chocolate and floral); wax is very important for the final product to resist even higher temperatures, I discovered this on my own skin
It improved my lip balm recipe, I probably won't make it without this wax. I don't worry at all in high temperatures anymore.
It's a special wax that provides hardness, stability, texture and surface shine especially to consistent products (like lipstick, deo solids, etc.) It resists very well to heat treatments, having the highest melting point among natural waxes.
Not missing in your lip balm with beeswax! A very good quality product! I highly recommend!
Denne voks er meget hård, så pas på med ikke at bruge for meget. Det kan man let komme til, hvis man er mest vant til at bruge andre voks-typer
Personligt bruger jeg mest bivoks i mine opskrifter, men carnauba er bedre, hvis slutproduktet skal være ekstra hårdt.
Wonderful carnauba wax! It gives such a nice, shiny coating with no stickiness or greasy touch/feel. Great for lip shine, luminizers and hair balms/butters.
I was pleased with the results I got with this product both in lip ir as well as in creams. I highly recommend!
A product based on this wax tames unruly mustache and beard hair. Gives them shape, softness and shine.
For lips! Made a lip balm with this wax. Feelings are pleasant. The texture is delicate. Doesn't dry lips. I get all the recipes from this site.
I used this product in the preparation of different creams and I was pleased with the result. I recommend!
Very good product, I highly recommend it, plus prompt service and maximum seriousness, thank you team
Ideal for lip balm and creams. I love the color, and that it has a neutral scent. It's heat resistant, ideal for summer prepared cosmetics.
Pleasant,it strengthens very well,I use it for crème sticks,conditioner and I have nothing to criticize.Wonder
Perfect for lipstick or cream blush, it gives firmness to these preparations. It's very good, I highly recommend it.
I use it along with Candelilla wax, jojoba oil and marula oil plus activated charcoal in creating eyeliner without the classic mineral pigment. Contact dermatitis around the eyes is caused by both parabens and mineral pigments. I chose these ingredients based on the eyeliners from 100% pure cosmetics. Because of allergies I can't use any regular eyeliner/rimeline so with the mentioned mixture I manage to get one similar to the texture of a regular eyeliner and to stabilize it on the eyelid, I use the classic rice powder in very small amounts.