SZ Carnauba Wax #1, 8 oz. For DIY Cosmetics, Soaps, Candles or any Craft Project.

This is Grade No 1 Yellow Carnauba Wax conveniently package in a stand up pouch with zip lock. Carnauba is a natural vegetable wax exuded by the leaves of a palm tree (copernicia cerifera) and it is hardest natural wax available. The color and quality of the wax are governed by the age of the leaves and care used in processing of this hard, brittle, lustrous wax.  Yellow flakes or powder, no or faint odor. Soluble in alcohol, insoluble in water.

Product Features

• Applications in your DIY cosmetics: creams, salves, ointments, protective creams, balms, pomades, lipsticks, mascaras, glosses.
• Properties: Non-gelling thickener, viscosity and consistency enhancer (provides good texture and stability due to high melting point), emollient and moisturizer, skin protectant. Also, used as a shine and gloss enhancer in lip and hair care products.
• Use: Melt before use by adding to oil phase in formulas requiring emulsification such as cremes and lotions or melt together with other ingredients in anhydrous formulations like lip balms or ointments. Requires high temperature 176-187ºF (80-86ºC) in order to be fully melted. Addition of this wax increases melting point of final products as well.
• Carnauba Wax is compatible with most animal, vegetable and mineral waxes and a large variety of natural and synthetic resins. Hardest natural wax available.
• Wax comes in convenient stand up pouch with zip lock that is easy to use and easy to store.