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Cetyl esters wax

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cetyl esters wax in plain language

What it is

Also known as Cetyl esters · Crodamol mspa · Miraceti · Spermwax vegetal · Synthetic spermaceti wax · Cetyl esters NF

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Cetyl esters SP-290 · Crodamol ss · Ritaceti · Synthetic spermaceti 7157

What it does

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

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. Cetyl esters wax appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database5 entries — 3 administration routes
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION; Potency: NASource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 10.3 %w/wSource →
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LOTION; Potency: 1 %w/wSource →
    • Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 3 %w/wSource →
    • Route: VAGINAL; Dosage form: SUPPOSITORY; Potency: NASource →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Cetyl esters 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

  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

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.

Catalog

Found in these products

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

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Cetyl esters wax in the catalog.