MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX
MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX is a cosmetic ingredient name. BINDING | BULKING | EMULSION STABILISING | VISCOSITY CONTROLLING. CAS 63231-60-7.
What it is
MICROCRYSTALLINE WAX is the INCI name used to identify this ingredient in cosmetic products. The technical record associates it with the chemical name “Cera Microcristallina (EU),Hydrocarbon Waxes, Microcryst,Petroleum Wax, Microcrystalline”.
What it does in a formula
In the available technical record, the assigned cosmetic functions are: binding, bulking, emulsion stabilising, viscosity controlling.
Conditions and care
The available record does not report a specific condition or restriction for this name. The absence of this field does not amount to a safety assessment.
Chemical description
Microcrystalline Wax is a wax derived from petroleum and characterized by the fineness of its crystals in contrast to the larger crystals of paraffin wax. It consists of high molecular weight saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons.
Products containing this ingredient
The list follows the composition declared by the source record and preserves the name found there.
