How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 287 list it before the 1% line and 19 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 299 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 299
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Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII Q1LS2UJO3A · registered name CERESIN · biological origin (no fixed structure)
Ceresin. A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the purification of ozocerite with sulfuric acid and filtration through bone black to form waxy cakes
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments - 2002/2003
Reviewed by CIR: Extended Re-review Summary: Safety Assessment of Fossil and Synthetic Waxes as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Fossil and Synthetic Waxes
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name セレシン: 本品は、オゾケライト（＊）から得たロウ状の炭化水素の混合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 8001-75-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 232-290-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID1093670
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- white
- Odour
- odourless
- Melting/freezing point
- 61~78 ℃
- Flash point
- 113 ℃
- Relative density
- 0.91 (0.91-0.92)
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 34 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Softener and conditioner7
- Binder5
- Opacifer4
- Emulsifier4
- Viscosity modifier4
- Anti-static agent4
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
- Waterproofing agent1
4 other uses
- Surface modifier1
- Anti-adhesive/cohesive1
- Depilatory (EPA)1
- Thickening agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Friction Dynamics of Organogels on Artificial Skin Surfaces. · 2023
- Paraffin wax enhances aphicidal action of vegetable oils · 2021
- Case report: allergic contact cheilitis caused by ceresin wax · 2012
- The Effect of Glossiness and Lattice Structure of Wax Matrixes on Using n-Parrafin and Branched Wax · 2010
- 2 Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Fossil and Synthetic Waxes · 1984
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3 4
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English