What does Carnauba acid wax butylene glycol esters do?

Used in cosmetics as an emollient. Carnauba Acid Wax Butylene Glycol Esters is the mixture of mono- and diesters formed by the reaction of Carnauba Acid Wax and Butylene Glycol.

Is Carnauba acid wax butylene glycol esters safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

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Carnauba acid wax butylene glycol esters

CAS 1263810-47-4

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Carnauba acid wax butylene glycol esters in plain language

What it is: Also known as Fatty acids, carnauba-wax, esters with 1,3-butanediol
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emollient. Carnauba Acid Wax Butylene Glycol Esters is the mixture of mono- and diesters formed by the reaction of Carnauba Acid Wax and Butylene Glycol.
Emollient
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

EPA DSSTox provides the canonical identifier, structure, and synonym profile for this chemical.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Carnauba acid wax butylene glycol esters appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActiveCarnauba Acid Wax Butylene Glycol Esters is the mixture of mono- and diesters formed by the reaction of Carnauba Acid Wax and Butylene Glycol.
- Carnauba Acid Wax Butylene Glycol Esters is the mixture of mono- and diesters formed by the reaction of Carnauba Acid Wax and Butylene Glycol.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Carnauba acid wax butylene glycol esters. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Carnauba acid wax butylene glycol esters yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

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Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.