Wax · Ingredients & raw materials
Beeswax (white / yellow)
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Natural wax from honeycombs used to structure and thicken lip balms, salves, body butters, creams, mascara and hair pomades. Yellow is filtered natural wax with a honey smell; white is bleached and milder. Typical use is 2 to 10% in creams and 15 to 30% in lip balms and sticks.
Colour 2
- White (bleached)
- Yellow (natural)
Grade 3
- IP grade
- BP / USP-NF grade
- Cosmetic grade
Pack size 4
- 1 kg pouch
- 5 kg pack
- 10 kg pack
- 25 kg bag or carton
Spec
- INCI name
- Cera Alba (white); Cera Flava (yellow)
- CAS number
- 8012-89-3
- Appearance
- White or yellow pellets or slabs
- Melting point
- 61 to 65 C
- Acid value
- 5 to 15 mg KOH/g (IP)
- Saponification value
- 87 to 104 mg KOH/g
- Solubility
- Insoluble in water, soluble in warm oils
- Standard met
- IP / BP / Ph. Eur. / USP-NF or cosmetic grade
- Typical use level
- 2 to 10% in creams, 15 to 30% in balms
- Shelf life
- 24 months or more
- Usual minimum
- 25 kg
- HSN code
- 15219010
- GST
- 5%
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