MYRICA CERIFERA FRUIT WAX
Myrica Cerifera Fruit Wax is a wax obtained from the covering of the Bayberry, Myrica cerifera L., Myricaceae
MYRICA CERIFERA FRUIT 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.
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What the official INCI name states
The official label identifies a biological source material and its stated preparation or plant part.
- Identity type from wording
- biological_material
- Preparation or form
- WAX
- Stated biological parts
- FRUIT
This structure is derived only from the official label wording. It does not establish composition, concentration, chemical equivalence, safety or regulatory permission.
Verified source-organism taxonomy
Exact scientific names from the INCI wording matched the immutable Catalogue of Life release shown here.
Myrica cerifera
synonymAccepted name: Morella cerifera (L.) Small
- Rank
- species
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Myricaceae
- Genus
- Morella
Catalogue of Life 2026-07-17 XR · DOI 10.48580/dgykv · CC BY 4.0.
Inventory details for MYRICA CERIFERA FRUIT WAX
INCI name
MYRICA CERIFERA FRUIT WAX
Description
Myrica Cerifera Fruit Wax is a wax obtained from the covering of the Bayberry, Myrica cerifera L., Myricaceae
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 82460
- Imported identity
- MYRICA CERIFERA FRUIT WAX
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for MYRICA CERIFERA FRUIT WAX
Key data
- FILM FORMING
- Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
- SKIN CONDITIONING
- Maintaining the skin in good condition.
- SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
- 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 MYRICA CERIFERA FRUIT WAX appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists MYRICA CERIFERA FRUIT 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.
MYRICA CERIFERA FRUIT WAX 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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This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for MYRICA CERIFERA FRUIT 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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