Hydrocarbon waxes (petroleum), chemically neutralized.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 259 list it before the 1% line and 15 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 269 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 269
First Aid BeautyFirst Aid Beauty Anti-Chafe Stick with Shea Butter + Colloidal Oatmeal
OUAIOUAI Deodorant Cape Town
OUAIOUAI Deodorant Melrose Place
OUAIOUAI Deodorant St. Barts Scent
wet n wildwet n wild MegaGlo Vitamin E Makeup Stick | Currant Jam
wet n wildwet n wild MegaGlo Vitamin E Makeup Stick | Dusty Pink
wet n wildwet n wild MegaGlo Vitamin E Makeup Stick | Say It Ain't Rose
BevelBevel Bevel Aluminum-Free Deodorant
Paul MitchellPaul Mitchell Matterial Finishing Clay
Sun BumSun Bum Signature SPF 30 Mineral Lip Balm
wet n wildwet n wild Color Icon Multi-Stick | Born To Flirt
wet n wildwet n wild Color Icon Multi-Stick | Champagne Room
Definition
Hydrocarbon waxes (petroleum), chemically neutralized. A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by a treating process to remove acidic materials. It consists predominantly of saturated straight chain hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C20 through C50
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
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 オゾケライト: 本品は、鉱物又は石油起源の炭化水素ワックスである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 12198-93-5
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 64742-33-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 265-134-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6095370
What products actually use it for
What the 14 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.
- Viscosity modifier4
- Binder3
- Opacifer2
- Emulsifier2
- Stabilizing agent1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
- Thickening agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Lipidic Matrixes Containing Lemon Essential Oil Increases Storage Stability: Rheological, Thermal, and Microstructural Studies · 2020
- Case report: allergic contact cheilitis caused by ceresin wax · 2012
- Lipidic Matrixes Containing Clove Essential Oil: Biological Activity, Microstructural and Textural Studies · 2021
- Alkenones as a Promising Green Alternative for Waxes in Cosmetics and Personal Care Products · 2018
- Topical Formulation Comprising Fatty Acid Extract from Cod Liver Oil: Development, Evaluation and Stability Studies · 2016
Linked databases 11
- 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)
- 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