A plant wax from the candelilla shrub.
What it is
Candelilla cera is the wax obtained from the candelilla plant, Euphorbia cerifera. CosIng lists it as an emollient and film former.
Where it is used
Found in lip balms, lipsticks, mascaras, stick products and balms.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
The same wax can also appear under the INCI name Euphorbia Cerifera Cera.
Functions
- Skin conditioning – emollient
- Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
- Film forming
- Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (181)
- Swipe It Moisturising Lip Balm · The Body Shop
- Freestyle Multi-Tasking Colour · The Body Shop
- Lifter Glaze · Maybelline
- Color Tattoo 24H · Maybelline
- Colour Elixir Lipstick · Max Factor
- Velvet Mattes Lipstick · Max Factor
- Honey Lacquer · Max Factor
- Miracle Touch Creamy Blush · Max Factor
- Luminous Color Lipliner · Lumene
- The Concealer Stick – Green · IsaDora
- The Concealer Stick – Orange · IsaDora
- The Concealer Stick – Peach · IsaDora