Candelilla Wax

The Candelilla Plant grows in Northeastern Mexico in the wilds of the north central plains and foothills of the Chihuahua Desert, a semi-arid area of more than 100,000 square kilometers. The production of Candelilla Wax is confined to areas where rugged climatic and topographical conditions combine to produce the highest wax-yielding varieties. Plants growing in the hottest and driest areas produce a scale-like covering on the plant, which, after processing at hundreds of rural sites, yields a hard vegetable wax of superior quality. This wax is useful in balms, lipsticks and other stick products.

INCI Name: Euphorbia antisyphillitica (Candelilla) Wax

Physical Form: Yellow Pastille

Melt Range: 68.5 – 72.5 C

Flash Point: 241C