CERA ALBA

Function
film forming, perfuming, skin conditioning - emollient, surfactant - emulsifying
CAS
8012-89-3
Comedogenic
0–2range 0-2 constructed by the curator from secondary sources that disagree (0 vs 2), all of them attributing to Fulton 1989; this RANGE is not a value Fulton 1989 reports
Appears in
26 products in our catalogue

Classified as

  • animal derived
  • malassezia fatty ester

Definition

Beeswax. The wax obtained from the honeycomb of the bee. It consists primarily of myricyl palmitate, cerotic acid and esters and some high-carbon paraffins

Chemical definition from CosIng, the EU cosmetic ingredient register.