Carnauba wax

Carnauba (Copernicia cerifera) wax comes from the leaves of the Copernicia cerifera palm, also known as 'The Tree of Life', which grows only in Brazil in the northeastern Brazilian states of Piauí, Ceará, Maranhão, Bahia, and Rio Grande do Norte.

carnauba wax (Copernicia cerifera) tree from Brazil

It is also sometimes called Brazil Wax or Palm Wax.

In the USA, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) includes carnauba wax in its list of substances considered 'Generally Recognized as Safe' (GRAS) for direct addition to food.

It is also PCPC listed (Personal Care products Council).

Although it is part of the emulsifying system, we have chosen to include it for the primary function of significantly increasing water resistance, thus enabling the avoidance of synthetic polymers used in most sunscreens for which water resistance is claimed.

Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, is obtained from the leaves of the Brazilian tropical palm tree, Copernicia cerifera.  Carnauba wax is the hardest of the commercial vegetable waxes. 

It is known as "queen of waxes" and in its pure state, usually comes in the form of hard yellow-brown flakes. It is obtained from the leaves of the palm by collecting and drying them, beating them to loosen the wax, then refining and bleaching the wax.

It is a tough, amorphous, lustrous wax that can vary in colour from dirty yellow to brown, green or white. Ours is a wonderful clear toffee colour

Because of its hypoallergenic and emollient properties as well as its shine, carnauba wax appears as an ingredient in many cosmetics formulas 

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