Microcrystalline Wax

What this ingredient generally does

This is a fine-crystal wax. It binds ingredients together, adds bulk, thickens the product, and keeps the oil and water parts from separating.

Reviewed before publication. This note describes function in a formulation — nothing else.

Published formulations that list this ingredient

These are the formulations currently published in the SPF Scout catalog whose stored ingredient declaration includes this ingredient. It is not a list of every product on the market, and the order carries no meaning.

• Bondi Sands Bondi Sands Toasted Coconut Lip Balm with SPF 50 Sunscreen

  SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• BY KIN AESTHETICS LLC Clinical Skin Filter Tinted Sunscreen

  U.S. formulation

• EltaMD EltaMD UV Lip Balm SPF31

  SPF 31 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• INTEGRATIVE AESTHETICS BOSTON, LLC Tinted Mineral Sunscreen 20% Zinc Oxide

  U.S. formulation

• Shiseido SHISEIDO BENEFIANCE NUTRIPERFECT DAY

  U.S. formulation

• Shiseido SHISEIDO SUN PROTECTION LIP TREATMENT

  U.S. formulation

• Shiseido SHISEIDO THE MAKEUP FOUNDATION

  U.S. formulation

• Shiseido SHISEIDO UV PROTECTIVE FOUNDATION

  U.S. formulation

• Sun Bum Sun Bum Signature High Performance Mineral Sunscreen Face Stick 30

  U.S. formulation

• Sun Bum Sun Bum Signature High Performance Mineral Sunscreen Face Stick Tinted 50

  U.S. formulation

• Supergoop! Lip and Cheek Treat Broad Spectrum SPF 40

  SPF 40 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• THE AVON COMPANY fmg Cashmere Lip Glaze Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Sunscreen

  SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• The Center Brands, LLC Prequel Lip Visor Berry SPF 30

  SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• The Center Brands, LLC Prequel Lip Visor Blush SPF 30

  SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• The Center Brands, LLC Prequel Lip Visor Mahogany SPF 30

  SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• The Center Brands, LLC Prequel Lip Visor Nude SPF 30

  SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Up & Up Target Up and Up SPF50 Sport Sunscreen Lip Balm Reef-Conscious Formula

  SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation

• Vacation Vacation Lip Balm

  U.S. formulation

• Ziaja Ziaja 50+SPF Bebek & Çocuk Güneş Losyonu 125 ml

  EU formulation

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Where this information comes from

Ingredient names, CAS numbers and recorded functions come from SPF Scout’s curated ingredient dictionary, grounded in CosIng, the European Commission’s Cosmetic Ingredient Database. Content © European Union, reused with acknowledgement.

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