CAS No-8014-38-8
Emulsifying wax or e-wax is often used instead of other types of waxes in lotions. Since lotions are made using a combination of wax, oil and water, the e-wax in the recipe makes sure the ingredients combine well and stay combined afterwards.
Emulsifying wax has an organic source, but it’s treated so it can be used in cosmetics and moisturizers. The base is extracted from fatty acids and plant oils, creating what is sometimes called vegetable wax.
This wax is then mixed with a detergent (a cleanser that dissolves in water), such as sodium dodecyl sulfate, and it becomes an emulsifier. In your elementary science classes, one of the first things we learn is that oil and water do not mix. Even if you shake a bottle with oil and water, they will simply separate. Emulsifying wax acts as a binding agent for oil and water, so that they can mix and blend together to make toners, lotions, and of course, facial moisturizers.
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