SYNTHETIC WAX
Synthetic Wax is a hydrocarbon wax derived generally through Fischer-Tropsch or ethylene polymerization processes.
SYNTHETIC WAX 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.
That describes this inventory, not the law. No imported rule is not evidence that an ingredient is permitted: a rule may exist under another name or identifier, or in a dataset not yet imported here.
Exact external identity check
not_foundNo complete-name PubChem match was verified. The material may be a mixture, trade-style INCI identity or be indexed under another identifier; this result must not be read as proof that no related chemistry exists.
Exact CosIng INCI name equals a PubChem synonym · Checked 2026-08-31
What the official INCI name states
The official glossary supplies the label identity; no composition is inferred from the name alone.
- Identity type from wording
- single_or_unspecified_identity
- Preparation or form
- WAX
This structure is derived only from the official label wording. It does not establish composition, concentration, chemical equivalence, safety or regulatory permission.
Inventory details for SYNTHETIC WAX
INCI name
SYNTHETIC WAX
INN name
◦Paraffin wax (RIFM)
Description
Synthetic Wax is a hydrocarbon wax derived generally through Fischer-Tropsch or ethylene polymerization processes.
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 80523
- Imported identity
- SYNTHETIC WAX
- Source update
- 12/04/2019
Annex records for SYNTHETIC WAX
Key data
- ABRASIVE
- Removing unwanted tissue or foreign materials from various body surfaces, including mechanical tooth cleaning and/or gloss improvement.
- 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.
- FRAGRANCE
- Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- 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 SYNTHETIC WAX appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists SYNTHETIC WAX 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.
SYNTHETIC WAX is also tagged with 5 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 SYNTHETIC WAX
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for SYNTHETIC WAX from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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