Ceresin Wax / Microcrystalline Wax CAS 8001-75-0
Products Description
A purifying procedure produces ceresin wax from ozokerite. Ceresin is primarily used to keep stick-type products nice and solid. It is an emulsifier that aids in the emulsion of some products, like balms and pomades. It serves as an alternative to beeswax in ointments. It is a white-to-yellow waxy hydrocarbon mixture.
Basic Analysis
| Items of Analysis | Specification | Results |
| Appearance | White, or slightly yellow block or particles, opaque, smooth surface | White particles, opaque, smooth surface |
| Melting point (℃) | 70° - 90° | 80.1 |
| Oil content, % (m/m) | <3 | 2.68 |
| Color/number | >1.5 | 4.1 |
| Kinematic viscosity (100℃), mm2/s | >10 | 16.2 |
| Penetration (25℃, 100g), 1/10mm | >15 | 17.7 |
| Penetration (35℃, 100g), 1/10mm | >25 | 30.6 |
Function
Ceresin acts as a viscosity-controlling and emulsion-stabilizing agent in cosmetics and personal care products. As a wax, it aids in the hardening of lipid (oil)-based products like balm or pomade. Additionally, it lessens brittleness and gives various stick cosmetics, like lipstick, strength and stability. Because of its high melting point and stability, it frequently serves as a Beeswax substitute. This ingredient is primarily used in personal care products like lipstick, lip/eyeliner, lip gloss, eye shadow, facial moisturizer, mascara, and anti-ageing serum. It can be used at a concentration of up to 48% in eyeshadow.
- Skin care: With the formulation's context, it is significant. In protective creams, it is typically used as a beeswax and paraffin replacement. It enhances the stability, viscosity, and suspension qualities of skin care preparations
- Hair care: It is suitable as an antistatic because of its long chain and saturated hydrocarbon structure, which prevent it from carrying any charge on the structure. Additionally, it creates a layer that repels water on top of the hair shaft, conditioning hair and giving it a bouncy, shiny appearance
Application
- Microcrystalline wax is widely used in sealants, adhesives, laminates, polishes and rust prevention coatings.
- The Rubber and Tyre industries use Microcrystalline wax to modify the properties of Paraffin wax, such raising its melting point, or increasing its flexibility or opacity.
- In the Art and Jewellery industries, Microcrystalline waxes are used to make moulds in which to cast sculptures and jewellery such as rings. It is also used in crayons.
- In the Sports industry, Microcrystalline wax is applied to the friction tape of ice hockey sticks to protect the glue from water damage and to the foot of the stick to improve control of the hockey puck due to its adhesion qualities. The wax is also applied to the bottom of snowboards to reduce friction and improve the board's ability to slide.
- In the Personal Care industry, Microcrystalline wax is used as an ingredient in and natural base for lipstick, ointments and skin care creams.
