Ingredient
Synthetic Wax
Used as: antistatic, binding, emollient, emulsion stabilising, masking, viscosity controlling.
On Miyu
Synthetic Wax is on the label of 15 products Miyu has reviewed: 9 lip balms, 4 face washes, 1 mask, 1 exfoliator.
What it is
Paraffin waxes and Hydrocarbon waxes. A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum fractions by solvent crystallization (solvent deoiling) or by the sweating process. It consists predominantly of straight chain hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C20; Synthetic wax is a hydrocarbon wax obtained by the controlled polymerisation of ethylene
Official description from the EU cosmetic ingredient database (CosIng).
Who it suits
Evidence: moderate, from 1 source Miyu checked.
Skin types
- Dry
- Sensitive
- Normal
Concerns
- Dryness
- Sensitive_skin
Products on Miyu with Synthetic Wax
- Laneige Cica Sleeping Mask
- Dove Exfoliating Body Polish Scrub - Brown Sugar & Coconut Butter
- The Derma Co 1% Vitamin C Brightening Lip Balm - 4.5g
- e.l.f. Cosmetics Pout Clout Lip Plumping Pen
- Indē Wild inde wild Dewy Lip Balms
- Dot & Key Strawberry Dew Cleansing Balm for Dewy Skin
- Charlotte Tilbury Hyaluronic Happikiss
- Plum E-Luminence Simply Supple Cleansing Balm For Dry Skin
- Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask Vanilla
- Bella Vita Organic Bellavita All Hearts Lip Plumper - 1.2g
- The Face Shop Vitamin Korean Lip Sleeping Mask for Dark, Dry, Pigmented Lips
- Etude Sugar Coloring Jelly Balm
- Etude Fruity Lip & Cheek Blur Balm
- Dr. Althea Dr.Althea Pure Grinding Cleansing Balm: Gentle Oil-Based Makeup Remover & Pore Cleanser
- Pyunkang Yul Deep Clear Cleansing Balm