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Microcrystalline wax

CAS 64742-42-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Microcrystalline wax in plain language

What it is

Also known as Hydrocarbon waxes, petroleum, clay-treated microcryst. · Hydrocarbon waxes (petroleum), clay-treated microcryst. · Petroleum wax, clay-treated, microcryst. · clay treated complex hydrocarbon mixture. · clay-treated microcrystalline wax · bauxite filtered hydrocarbon wax

Show all 11 names

hydrocarbon waxes (petroleum), clay-treated microcrystalline · microcristallina cera · microcrystalline wax (mixture of petroleum hydrocarbons) · petroleum hydrocarbon wax · petroleum wax

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Microcrystalline wax yet.

Recorded functional uses: Binder

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Microcrystalline wax appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database4 entries — 3 administration routes
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Potency: 6 mgSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: GEL; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Maximum daily exposure: 3575 mgSource →
    • Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Maximum daily exposure: 23 mgSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 27 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care, Pesticides. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 27 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Cleaning products and household care, Pesticides. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Microcrystalline wax. 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 Microcrystalline wax yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated January 7, 2008

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

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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.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Microcrystalline wax in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

27

Named organisations

2

Personal careCleaning products and household carePesticides

Typical roles

Binder
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Microcrystalline wax; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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