How we scored it
Natural plant wax from fruit mesocarp; wholly plant-derived triglyceride/wax-ester mass. 1.00.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Japan wax is obtained by steaming or solvent-extracting the mesocarp of Rhus succedanea (wax tree) fruit, then pressing out the wax. No synthetic alternative route exists.
In plain English
A natural plant wax obtained from the fruit of the wax tree, used to bind and thicken cosmetic formulas. It is extracted by pressing or steaming the fruit's outer layer.
CosIng definition: Rhus Succedanea Fruit Wax is a wax obtained from the mesocarp of the fruit of Rhus succedanea, Anacardaceae
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2RHUS SUCCEDANEA FRUIT WAX. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3RHUS SUCCEDANEA FRUIT WAX. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=RHUS%20SUCCEDANEA%20FRUIT%20WAX