Candelilla Wax, Purity : 99%

Listing ID #5104942

Candeililla wax is a wax derived from the leaves of the small Candeililla shrub native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, Euphorbia Cerifera, and Euphorbia antisyphilitica, from the family Euphorbiaceous. It is yellowish-brown, hard, brittle, aromatic, and opaque to translucent. It is mostly used mixed with other waxes to harden them without raising their melting point. As a food additive, Candeililla wax has the E number E 902 and is used as a glazing agent. It also finds use in cosmetic industry, as a component of lip balms and lotion bars. One of its major uses was a binder for chewing gums. Candeililla wax can be used as a substitute for carnauba wax and beeswax. It is also used for making varnish.