British Wax - Carnauba Wax – Organic

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Identification & Functionality

Chemical Family: Natural Waxes
Chemical Name: Carnauba wax
INCI Name: Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax
Ingredient Name: Carnauba Wax
Base Chemicals Functions: Intermediate
Cosmetic Ingredients Functions: Hair Removal Agent
Food Ingredients Functions: Food Coating
CAS No.: 8015-86-9
Ingredients: Carnauba Wax
Food Additive Number: E 903, INS 903
EC No.: 232-399-4
Technologies: Base Chemicals & Intermediates,
Cosmetic Ingredients,
Food Ingredients,
Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals
Product Families: Cosmetic Ingredients — Cosmetic Actives
Skin Actives
Pharmaceuticals & Nutraceuticals — Excipients
Base Fluids, Glidants & Lubricants
Food Ingredients — Functional Additives
Other Functional Additives
Cosmetic Ingredients — Functionals
Fats, Butters & Waxes
Base Chemicals & Intermediates — Intermediates
Hydrocarbons & Waxes

Features & Benefits

Benefit Claims: Abrasion Resistance,
Compatibility,
Excellent Hardness,
Film Forming
Labeling Claims: Clean at Sephora,
Credo Clean Standard,
Natural,
Organic,
Ulta Beauty's Conscious Beauty
Base Chemicals Features: High Hardness
Product Background: Carnauba Wax is obtained from the leaves of the indigenous ‘Copernica Cerifera’ palm tree, which grows in northern Brazil.
The Carnauba palm is indigenous to northern Brazil and can be found along riverbanks and streams. The tree expels wax through pores in the leaves this maintains hydration in an equatorial climate.
T1 is the first to be harvested, while T3 (mustard color) and T4 (Dark Brown) are harvested later in the season and are considered a lower grade.
Product Features: Carnauba wax has an outstanding hardness and abrasion resistance and is compatible with many other waxes.
Carnauba Wax is considered the hardest of natural waxes and produces a durable film.
Organic Carnauba Wax is light in color, flake format and is used in food, pharma and cosmetic applications.

Applications & Uses

Markets: Food & Nutrition,
Healthcare & Pharma,
Personal Care,
Printing & Packaging
Applications: Personal Care — Beauty & Care
Hair Care
Food & Nutrition — Food
Confectionery
Printing & Packaging — Packaging
Food & Beverage Packaging
Personal Care — Personal Hygiene
Other Personal Hygiene Applications
Healthcare & Pharma — Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Excipients & Coatings
Food & Nutrition — Processing & Packaging
Food & Beverage Manufacturing,
Food & Beverage Packaging
Food & Nutrition Applications: Confectionery Products,
Food Coatings
Personal Hygiene Applications: Hair Removal Products
Applications: Food Coating
Surface Coating
Personal Care and Cosmetics

Properties

	Value	Units	Test Method / Conditions
Moisture Content	max. 1	%	Internal Testing
Melting Point	80 - 86	°C	USP XXX p. 305
Insoluble Impurities	max. 0.2	%	Internal Testing
Volatile Matter Including Moisture (at 175°C)	max. 1	%	Internal Testing
Acid Value	2 - 7	mg KOH/g	ASTM D 1386-98
Saponification Value	78 - 95	mg KOH/g	ASTM D 1387-89
Ester Value	71 - 88	mg KOH/g	USP XXX p. 158
Residue on Ignition	max. 0.25	%	USP XXX p. 150
Heavy Metals Total	max. 20	µg/g	USP XXX Method II p. 146
Color	2 - 4	—	Gardner Scale

Regulatory & Compliance

Packaging & Availability