Base material for many pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations and for use within the food sector.

Microcrystalline waxes has been approved as food additives in the EU under the classification of E905. In the field of personal care, this approval means that they can be used without restriction as gum base, the base material for lip care products (COLIPA recommendation) and for other foodstuff applications such as coatings and release agents.

In cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations, microcrystalline waxes are used as excipient, which - alongside other constituents, such as petroleum jellies - augment the lipid phase of an emulsion or the ointment base itself.

You can read more in our latest brochure on microcrystalline wax.