OZOKERITE
Hydrocarbon waxes (petroleum), chemically neutralized. A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by a treating process to remove acidic materials. It consists predominantly of saturated straight chain hydrocarbons …
OZOKERITE is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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Exact external identity check
matchedOne PubChem compound was retained because the exact CosIng name appears among its reported synonyms.
- PubChem title
- 2Alpha-Hydroxyfriedelan-3-One
- IUPAC name
- (2R,4R,4aS,6aS,6aS,6bR,8aR,12aR,14aS,14bS)-2-hydroxy-4,4a,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14a-octamethyl-2,4,5,6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-one
- Molecular formula
- C30H50O2
- Molecular weight
- 442.7 g/mol
- InChIKey
- DSEKYWAQQVUQTP-XEWMWGOFSA-N
Exact CosIng INCI name equals a PubChem synonym · Checked 2026-08-31
Inventory details for OZOKERITE
INCI name
OZOKERITE
Description
Hydrocarbon waxes (petroleum), chemically neutralized. A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by a treating process to remove acidic materials. It consists predominantly of saturated straight chain hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C20 through C50
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 78292
- Imported identity
- OZOKERITE
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for OZOKERITE
Key data
- BINDING
- Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
- EMULSION STABILISING
- Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
- OPACIFYING
- Reducing transparency or translucency of cosmetics.
- VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How OZOKERITE appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists OZOKERITE as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
OZOKERITE is also tagged with 4 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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Source note for OZOKERITE
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for OZOKERITE from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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