Knowde Enhanced TDS
Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Family
- INCI Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- CAS No.
- 1173925-95-5
- Technologies
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
- Product Highlight
- A vegetable wax obtained from the fruit of the Myrica Pubescens and commonly know as Laurel Wax. It has a low melting range, however is a hard wax with a soapy feel. It is useful in the development of natural cosmetics and personal care products. In skin care applications, Laurel Wax contributes to a glossy, rich, creamy feel and is considered quite stable.
- Benefits include
- Film forming
- Easily emulsified
- Skin conditioning
- Viscosity controlling
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Application Format
- Baby Care Applications
- Color Cosmetic Applications
- Hair Care Applications
- Skin Care Applications
- Treatment Product Applications
- Recommended Applications
- Baby Lotion
- Color Cosmetics
- Concealer
- Creams & Lotions
- Lipstick
- Mascara
- Pomades
- Salves/Ointments
- Stick Formulations
- Compatibility
- Laurel Wax is compatible with many vegetable and mineral waxes and a variety of natural and synthetic ingredients.
Properties
- Physical Form
- Typical Properties
- Unique Properties
- Vegetable derived, water extracted, suitable for Natural Cosmetics.
- Offers a rich and creamy skin feel.
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
Acid Value | 5 - 25 | — | USP/NF <401> |
Melting Point | 35 - 45 | °C | USP/NF <741> Melting Point Class II |
Penetration | 7 - 16 | dmm | ASTM D1321 |
Saponification Value | 210 - 240 | — | USP/NF <401> |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
- Chemical Inventories
- Regulatory Information
- Globally accepted
- Non-GMO
- Vegan
- Natural/ Naturally Derived
- No animal testing
- Cosmos Certified
- Reach: Annex V Exempt
- No BSE/ TSE
- no BHT and/or BHA
- No Heavy Metals
- No Nanomaterials
- No Nutritional Content
- No Microbial Content
- No Residual Solvents
- Does not contain palm oil
- No Preservatives, including Triclosan
- NO VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds)
- No Food Fragrance Allergens, including gluten
- No 1,4 dioxane, ethylene oxide, and propylene oxide
- No SVHCs in concentration above 0.1% according to REACH
- No Parabens, Phathalates, Glycol Ethers, Formaldehyde or Formaldehyde Releasers