Waxes, polymers and texture
Microcrystalline Wax
Microcrystalline wax is a refined petroleum wax with very small crystals, which makes it more flexible and less brittle than paraffin.
- On a list as
- Microcrystalline Wax (Cera Microcristallina)
- What it does
- Wax: structure and flexibility
- Where it comes from
- Refined from petroleum
- Vegan?
- Yes
Why it’s in a formula
It holds sticks, pencils and balms together, helps them glide, and keeps them from cracking.
- Microcrystalline wax isn't animal-derived. Pieces that contain it may still contain beeswax or lanolin, so check the whole list.
Where you’ll find it at Divina
Read from each piece’s published ingredient list. 7 pieces.
L'Anticerne
Crème Concealer
$52
Listed as Microcrystalline Wax
Not vegan: lanolin (as acetylated lanolin alcohol)
Framboise Bleue
Blue Raspberry Lip Scrub — 15ml
$18
Listed as Microcrystalline Wax
Vegan, going by its list
Questions
Is microcrystalline wax vegan?
Yes. It comes from petroleum, not animals. The rest of a product's list decides whether the product is vegan.
How we know: every ingredient list on this site is the manufacturer’s own, read piece by piece and shade by shade, and the pieces above are worked out from those lists each time the site is built. Ingredient names and functions follow the EU’s CosIng database. This page describes cosmetic ingredients; it isn’t medical advice.
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