Our Rice Bran Wax is a 100% Natural Wax offering structure to formulations and delivering a matt finish. It’s a hard crystalline vegetable wax.
Rice Bran Wax consists of long chain saturated C46-C62 esters, C20-C36 fatty alcohols and C20-C26 fatty acids, as well as phospholipids, phytosterols & squalene, resulting in its binding, coating, gelling, texturising and antioxidant properties.
Benefits
- Good skin conditioning
- Non comedogenic
- Reduces “sweating” or syneresis
- Compatible with most vegetable waxes and oils
- Good silky, non sticky feel to emulsions
- Used as a thickener with emolient properties
- Natural binding, coating and gelling agent
- Can replace Carnauba Wax in certain application
Use
Add to heated oil phase. Typical Usage Rate 2-30%. Melting Point is 72-82˚C
Applications
Lipcare, Haircare, Bodycare, Colour Cosmetics
INCI
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax
Composition
Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax
Purity Grade
No purity grade applicable
Appearance
Natural Rice bran colour pastilles
Solubility
Oil soluble
Preservation
Preservative Free
Storage
Store in a closed container at a dry place at room temperature
Raw Material Source
Rice
Manufacture
Rice bran wax is created from rice bran oil, which is obtained by extracting or pressing the husks of rice after they have been separated from the grains. The oil is then dewaxed, producing dewaxed oil and crude wax which can be further refined to rice bran oil and rice bran wax.
Animal Testing
Not animal tested
GMO
No data available
Vegan
Does not contain animal-derived components
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