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Identification & Functionality
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Carnauba wax is obtained from the leaves of the Brazilian carnauba palm (Copernicia prunifera). Its leaves are coated with wax on both sides and harvested during the dry season by detaching the loosened wax from the palm leaves and collecting remnants by brushing and tapping them off.
Features & Benefits
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Vegan, fragrance-free, and suitable for allergy sufferers: Carnauba wax is the perfect addition for vegetable natural cosmetics. Thanks to its high melting point, it retains its texture even at warm temperatures and when exposed to the sun. The wax provides stability, e.g., in lipsticks, and caters for a beautiful and long-lasting shine. It makes products such as sunscreen and makeup waterproof. Its slightly film-building effect helps to keep moisture in your skin and hair.
Our Expert Tip: Carnauba wax is a vegan alternative to beeswax. Ideally, beeswax is replaced with 50% carnauba wax and 50% jojoba wax.
Applications & Uses
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Cosmetics
- Being the hardest among all natural waxes, carnauba wax caters for good dimensional stability and is thus widely used in the cosmetics industry.
- Application areas are ointments, creams & lotions, lip care products, and pencil formulations.
- Raises the melting point, acts as a stabilizer for lipsticks, produces a long lasting shine.
- Softener, emulsifier, film-building additive, texturizer in creams, lotions and cosmetics.
Pharmaceuticals
- In the pharmaceutical industry, carnauba wax powder (T1 and NFB) is used as a glazing and sealing agent for pills. Moreover, it protects the pills during the casting process and prevents dust from forming.
- Glazing agent for pills and pastilles to protect them during the casting process and prevent dust from forming during production.
- Consistency enhancer for ointments, tinctures and suppositories; additive for the production of softgel capsules.
Technical Applications
- Carnauba wax is ideally suited for a wide range of technical applications, e.g. in polishes, as a coating for packaging, and in printer cartridges.
- Additive for printing inks, packaging coating, can be processed into polymers, floor and car polishes.
- Glazing and sealing agent in shoe and leather polish; waxy component for furniture, car and floor polishings.
Food / Confectionary
- In the confectionery sector, carnauba wax (T1 and NFB) is ssed as a releasing agent. Moreover, carnauba wax is widely used in other food segments and popular for its protective properties.
- Polishing and releasing agent, packaging coating for direct food contact, coating of fruit.
- Glazing, sealing and release agent for dragées and gums.
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Regulatory & Compliance
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- Sustainability
Norevo is a member of the "Initiative for Responsible Carnauba" (IRC) and promotes more responsible production procedures. We therefore exclusively work with UEBT certified carnauba wax suppliers. In addition to getting involved in the IRC, we only import 100% bioethical carnauba waxes from Brazil. In this way, we do not only contribute to improving the working conditions but also the living conditions in the harvesting areas.
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Carnauba Wax Flakes is Kosher and Halal certified.