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Hydrogenated microcrystalline wax

CAS 64742-60-5

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

92045-76-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Hydrogenated microcrystalline wax in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Hydrogenated microcrystalline cera”.

Also known as Hydrogenated microcrystalline cera

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a binder, an emulsion stabiliser and a thickener. Hydrogenated Microcrystalline Wax is Microcrystalline Wax that has been hydrogenated.

  • Binding
  • Emulsion stabilising
  • Viscosity controlling
  • Emulsifier
  • Thickener
  • Stabiliser
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Hydrogenated microcrystalline wax appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • EUCosIngActive2 entries
    • Paraffin waxes and Hydrocarbon waxes, microcryst., hydrotreated. A complex combination of hydrocarbons obtained from residual oils by solvent crystallisation and treated with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst. It consists predominantly of saturated straight and branched chain hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly greater than C25.Source →
    • Hydrogenated Microcrystalline Wax is Microcrystalline Wax that has been hydrogenatedSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 32 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Emulsifier, Binder.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 32 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Emulsifier, Binder.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Hydrogenated 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 Hydrogenated 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

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated November 2014

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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.

Where it has been recorded

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

Source records

32

Named organisations

6

Personal care

Typical roles

BindingEmulsion stabilisingViscosity controllingEmulsifierThickenerStabiliser
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Hydrogenated 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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