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waxes for cosmetics Rheology modifiers and thickeners Innovative special ingredients for the cosmetics industry Building on its foundations laid in the 70s, LEHVOSS Personal Care has by now securely established its presence in the main European Personal Care market, following the acquisition of Paroxite and of the BIOPHIL Group, and has unfailingly provided its customers with innovative services and products since 1980. Boasting an ever increasing presence in the cosmetic market after more than 40 years of experience under its belt, the range was developed drawing on the Group s expertise in the formulation and application. Other than targeting innovative applications, LEHVOSS facilitates its customers to increase the possibilities of these ingredients, thereby helping them to successfully run their own projects, with the assistance of our technical, commercial, and marketing support. The line is designed to satisfy the needs of functionality and quality of personal care industry. We strongly believe in working closely with the customer for realising new innovative projects that are meant to result in developing exclusive customised products. Doing so, we aim at being recognised as a high-profile ingredients provider, specialising in supplying a complete product portfolio. By the same token, we offer added value to our customer s business through our services, marketing, and technical know-how. While strictly complying with European standards, the LEHVOSS Group has its own in-house formulation research laboratory and regulatory department to guarantee a more personalised service and to adhere to high quality and European legislation standards. Our customers can further count on our technical support in connection with the application of many raw materials we provide ourselves.
High performance waxes suitable for a wide range of cosmetic formulations The line includes a wide range of waxes classified into 5 main families: Natural, Mineral, Hydrocarbon, Synthetic and Special Waxes. Waxes are a safe and stable cosmetic ingredient, easy either to emulsify or disperse. They enhance gloss, absorb oils, structure and bind. They improve soothing and hydration and increase moisture barrier. Adding waxes, we improve rheology control and enhance thermal stability. Our experts are ready to work with you to enable you to achieve the best results and to meet all your requirements: new applications, specific functionalities and customized formulations. Range of suitable applications COSMETICS (lipsticks, mascaras, pencils) HAIR CARE (hair styling, hair dying) BODY CARE (emulsions, pomades) SUN CARE (creams and emulsions) NATURAL MINERAL HYDROCARBON SYNTHETIC SPECIAL Beeswax Ozokerite Paraffin Synthetic Beeswax Vegan CC Carnauba Ceresin Microcrystalline Vegan Beeswax Candelilla
waxes for cosmetics Rheology modifiers and thickeners RANGE FUNCTIONALITY CHART EMOLLIENT THERMAL STABILITY GELLING MOISTURE BARRIER FILM FORMING CO-EMULSIFIER VISCOSITY CONTROL STRUCTURING LUBRIFICATION SLIP GLOSS NATURAL Beeswax Carnauba Candelilla MINERAL Ozokerite Ceresin HYDROCARBON Microcrystalline Paraffin SYNTHETIC Synthetic Beeswax SPECIAL Vegan CC Vegan Beeswax
NATURAL BEES Product name: Beeswax-W/ Beeswax-Y INCI Name: CERA ALBA Beeswax is naturally secreted by working bees, and then refined by mild processes using water and filtrations only, removing impurities and pigments, reducing odor, but keeping all the benefits of a naturally occurring, sustainable and renewable material. Chemically, beeswax consists mainly of esters of fatty acids and various long-chain alcohols. Use of beeswax in personal care applications has been increasing thanks to its great emollient, soothing and structuring properties. Beeswax-W to straw colored 61 66 6-24 71 110 Beeswax-Y Yellow 61 65 17 22 78 100 CARNAUBA Product name: Carnauba T1/ Carnauba T3 INCI Name: COPERNICA CERIFERA CERA Carnauba, also called Brazilian wax, it s exuded by Copernicia prunifera, a plant native and grown only in the northeastern Brazilian states. 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 carnauba palm by collecting and drying them, beating them to loosen the wax, then refining and bleaching it. Carnauba wax is sold in several grades depending on the purity level T1 and T3 are suitable for cosmetic applications. Purification is accomplished by filtration, centrifugation, and bleaching. Carnauba T1 Waxy solid in flakes Light yellow 80 86 2-7 78 95 Carnauba T3 Waxy solid in flakes Yellow 80 86 2 7 78 95 CANDELILLA Product name: Candelilla INCI Name: CANDELILLA CERA The Candelilla plant grows wild in semi-arid zones in Mexican Chihuahuan Desert, and it is harvested using careful manual process, ensuring the sustainability of the resource. The wax is separated from the plant with boiling water and refined by filtration and bleaching. Candelilla Waxy solid in slabs Brown 68 73 19-23 44 66
waxes for cosmetics Rheology modifiers and thickeners MINERAL Product name: O.Z.E. Pearls INCI Name: OZOKERITE Product name: Ceresin 57 Pearls INCI Name: CERESIN Mineral waxes are a natural, bitumen coal mining by product with excellent characterized and clinically tested compounds. Mineral waxes used in cosmetics are ozokerite, wax and ceresin. Ceresin and Ozokerite Waxes are differing one from the other in melting point, chemical distribution and molecular weight. Ozokerite and Ceresin have a small crystals structure, are odorless, tasteless and flexible. They are non-toxic, non-irritating, and non-hazardous making them great for use in various personal care products. They improve oil absorption, viscosity control, cohesion, lubrication, thermal stability, emolliency and film-forming. O.Z.E. Pearls 74 77 < 0,5 < 2,0 Ceresin 57 Pearls 73 75 0 0 HYDROCARBON PARAFFIN Product name: Paraffin 52/54 Pearls INCI Name: PARAFFIN Product name: Paraffin 56/58 Pearls INCI Name: PARAFFIN Paraffin waxes are mixtures of alkanes usually in a homologous series of chain lengths. These materials represent a significant fraction of petroleum. They are refined by vacuum distillation. PENETRATION @25 C - dmm Paraffin 52/54 Pearls 52-54 16-22 Paraffin 56/58 Pearls 56-58 12-18 MICROCRYSTALLINE Product name: Microcrystalline 121 Pearls/ Microcrystalline 171 Pearls INCI Name: MICROCRISTALLINA CERA Microcrystalline waxes are a type of wax produced by de-oiling petrolatum, as part of the petroleum refining process. In contrast with the more familiar paraffin which contains mostly unbranched alkanes, microcrystalline wax contains a higher percentage of naphthenic and isoparaffinic (branched) hydrocarbons. It consists of high molecular weight saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons. It is characterized by the smaller dimension of its crystals in contrast to the larger structure of paraffin. It is generally darker, denser, tackier and more elastic than paraffin. Microcrystalline 121 Pearls 82 86 < 0,5 < 1 Microcrystalline 171 Pearls 88 94 < 0,5 < 0,5
SYNTHETIC Synthetic waxes are obtained by combining waxy raw materials in order to reproduce natural wax characteristics. SYNTHETIC BEESWAX Product name: Synthetic Beeswax INCI Name: SYNTHETIC BEESWAX Synthetic beeswax has soft, flexible, emollient and film-forming capacity together with great control viscosity. It improves thermal stability and oil absorption. Synthetic Beeswax can be easily emulsified or dispersed. Synthetic Beeswax 60 66 16-24 87 104 SPECIAL New blends created to answer the increasing requests of eco-sustainable and animal free alternative for the benefit of humans, animals and environment. VEGAN BEESWAX Product name: Vegan Beeswax INCI Name: SYNTHETIC BEESWAX Blend of synthetic waxes with other natural ingredients, reproducing the characteristic and behaviour of pure beeswax, without any trace of animal origin. Vegan Beeswax /slabs 60 66 6-24 87 104 VEGAN CC Product name: Vegan CC INCI Name: COPERNICA CERIFERA CERA, STEARIC ACID, RICINUS COMMUNIS SEED OIL Vegan CC is a wax studied to increase adhesion and shine in colour cosmetics, recommended mainly for mascara formulation. Vegan CC Yellow 72 75 35-40 130 155
LAW CONFORMITY range has been analyzed to verify their conformity to cosmetic legislation requirements: the product complies with the Cosmetic Regulation No.1223/2009 regarding the CMR, Allergens, BSE\TSE, Nanomaterlials; the product complies with the Regulation 1907/2006/EC (REACH Regulation); the product has never been tested on animals accordingly to Directive 2003/15/EC (VII amendment of Dir. 76/768/ EC), come into force on 11/03/2009 for cosmetic ingredients; Rev. 1 del 11/17 range is provided with the following declarations: Absence of Phthalates Absence of Pesticides Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC s) free are further provided with RMDS (Raw Material Data Sheet), a document which collects all information needed by our customers: legislation conformities toxicological information certifications declarations recommended dosage shelf-life storage conditions LEHVOSS Italia S.r.l. Viale Italia 2 21040 Origgio (VA) - Italy Tel.: +39 02 964 464 11 Fax: +39 02 964 464 730 info@lehvoss.it www.lehvoss.it LEHVOSS UK Limited 40, Holmes Chapel Road Congleton Cheshire - CW12 4NG - UK Tel.: +44 1 260 291 000 Fax: +44 1 260 291 111 contact@lehvoss.co.uk www.lehvoss.co.uk Lehmann&Voss&Co. KG Alsterufer 19 20354 Hamburg - Germany Tel.: +49 40441 97 0 Fax: +49 40441 97 219 info@lehvoss.de www.lehvoss.de LEHVOSS C.D. Iberia S.L Carretera Reial 122 Edificio B Planta 1ª -3 08960 - Sant Just Desvern (Barcelona) - Spain Tel.: +34 93 8618 355 Fax: +34 93 8618 452 info@lehvoss.es LEHVOSS France S.A.R.L Parc d'entreprises la Radio Batiment A-Route de Paris F - 28104 Dreux - France Tel.: +33 23 743 053 0 Fax: +33 23 743 053 1 info@lehvoss.fr www.lehvoss.fr