Waxes
Candelilla Wax
A hard, brittle, yellowish-brown vegetable wax derived from the candelilla shrub (Euphorbia antisyphilitica). Used as a vegan alternative to beeswax, it provides hardness, gloss, and film-forming properties in lipsticks, balms, food glazing, and polishes.
A hard, brittle, yellowish-brown vegetable wax derived from the candelilla shrub (Euphorbia antisyphilitica). Used as a vegan alternative to beeswax, it provides hardness, gloss, and film-forming properties in lipsticks, balms, food glazing, and polishes.
- CAS
- 8006-44-8
- EC / EINECS
- 232-347-0
- HS Code
- 152110
- Food Code
- E902
- Grades
- crude, refined, bleached, food grade (E902), cosmetic grade, prills, flakes
- Synonyms
- candelilla wax, Euphorbia cerifera wax, E902, 8006-44-8, candellila, candellia wax
Compliance
- · REACH-aligned supply
- · CLP-labelled
- · Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009