# LANOLIN WAX

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_lanolin_cera
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Emollient, Emulsifying, Skin conditioning, Hair conditioning, Antistatic, Binding
Identifier: DTXSID30894494

> LANOLIN WAX: Used in cosmetics as an emollient, an emulsifier and a skin-conditioning agent. Lanolin, wax. Wax obtained by fractionation of anhydrous lanolin. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 97 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Raw materials. Compiled from 2 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 97 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Raw materials.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Lanolin, wax. Wax obtained by fractionation of anhydrous lanolin
- EU: Active — Lanolin Wax is the semisolid fraction of lanolin obtained by physical means from whole lanolin
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 97 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Thickening agent, Softener and conditioner, Film former.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/78358
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated may 16, 2015): http://siri.org/msds/f2/bmr/bmryx.html

_Assessed by Greenveil._