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Koster Keunen for Personal Care & Home Care I&I

Koster Keunen for Personal Care & Home Care I&I

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Koster Keunen waxes are essential ingredients in modern personal care, cosmetic, and home care formulations. Beeswax, plant-based waxes, and specialty waxes deliver key functional benefits such as emulsion stabilization, oil gelling, texture building, and gloss modulation. In face and lip products, they enhance sensory appeal and structural integrity; in hair care, they provide anti-frizz properties, combing ease, and natural shine; and in home care, they support stable emulsions, smooth textures, and natural finishes. These waxes are used in lipsticks, balms, creams, styling products, and home care solutions, combining performance with natural origin.

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Natural beeswax

Natural beeswax is a foundational ingredient in personal care, valued for its natural thickening ability, reliable plasticizing effect, effective film-forming properties, and unique emulsification behavior. In skin care, it enhances the feel and structure of creams, balms, and sticks. In hair care, it reduces frizz, adds shine and supports formulation stability.

Product Name	Appearance	INCI Name	Functionalities
Beeswax Yellow	Pastilles	Cera Alba	Natural binding and plasticizing agent; provides oil structuring, gloss control, and emulsion stability
Beeswax White	Pastilles	Cera Alba	Natural binding and plasticizing agent; provides oil structuring, gloss control, and emulsion stability
Beeswax White (Micro Pastilles)	Micro Pastilles	Cera Alba	Fine particle size for smoother dispersion; excellent binding and emulsifiability
Beeswax White EP	Pastilles	Cera Alba	Pharma-grade quality; ensures high purity, binding, and consistent emulsifiability
Beeswax Yellow EP	Pastilles	Cera Alba	Pharma-grade quality; ensures high purity, binding, and consistent emulsifiability
Beeswax White FG	Pastilles	Cera Alba	Food-grade quality (E901); binding and gloss agent for clean-label formulations
Sustainable Beeswax	Pastilles	Cera Alba	Sustainably sourced; delivers binding, emulsion stability, and natural texture enhancement

Permulgins

Permulgins are microcrystalline and synthetic waxes designed for performance-driven applications that demand high consistency and thermal stability. They serve as structuring agents, stabilizers, or emulsifiers in cost-sensitive or functional formulations. Suitable for personal care, pharma, and food-grade use depending on the grade.

Product Name	Appearance	INCI Name	Functionalities
Permulgin 0160	Pastilles	Synthetic Beeswax Blend	Low-cost replacement for white beeswax
Permulgin 3279	Pastilles	Ozokerite	Ozokerite wax; MP approx. 79°C; structure and gloss
Permulgin 3280	Pastilles	Ozokerite	Ozokerite wax; MP approx. 83°C; structure and gloss
Permulgin 3351	Pastilles	Synthetic Beeswax	Synthetic beeswax alternative; consistency and texture agent
Permulgin 3351N	Pastilles	Synthetic Beeswax	Synthetic beeswax alternative; consistency and texture agent
Permulgin 3671	Pastilles	Synthetic Beeswax	Emulsifier; emulsion stabilizer
Permulgin 4101	Pastilles	Paraffin	Paraffin wax; barrier agent; food and pharma applications
Permulgin 4210	Slabs	Microcrystalline Wax	Microcrystalline wax; structure, stability, moisture resistance (MP approx. 62–66°C)
Permulgin 4211	Pastilles	Microcrystalline Wax	Microcrystalline wax; extended release systems; matrix builder
Permulgin 4212	Pastilles	Microcrystalline Wax	Microcrystalline wax; structural integrity; controlled melt (MP approx. 70–74°C)

Natural plant-derived waxes

Derived from renewable natural sources, these vegan and sustainable waxes provide excellent oil structuring, binding, and texturizing capabilities. They enhance emulsion stability, control gloss, and improve sensory profiles across personal care applications. Particularly effective in sticks, balms, and creams, they deliver firmness, while supporting clean-label formulations.

Product Name	Appearance	INCI Name	Functionalities
Candelilla Wax	Pastilles	Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax	Oil binding, gelling; vegan alternative to beeswax; structural support
Carnauba Wax T-1	Flakes	Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax	High melting point; adds gloss, hardness, and film formation
Orange Peel Wax	Drums	Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Cera	Emollient; natural lanolin alternative; improves skin feel
Sunflower Wax	Pastilles	Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Wax	Strong gelling in oils; provides structure and consistency
Rice Bran Wax	Pastilles	Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax	Powerful gelling agent; enhances texture and firmness
Fruit Peel Wax	Pastilles	Rhus Succedanea Fruit Wax / Rhus Verniciflua Peel Wax	Surface finish enhancer; natural coating and gloss function
Castor Wax	Flakes	Hydrogenated Castor Oil	Viscosity enhancer; strong thickener and binder in sticks

Wax Derivatives

Wax derivatives combine the benefits of natural waxes with targeted functional enhancements. They support emulsification, viscosity adjustment, sensory feel, and product stability. Used as co-emulsifiers or film formers, they are highly compatible in creams, lotions, and hybrid systems.

Product Name	Appearance	INCI Name	Functionalities
BWester BW67	Pastilles	Stearyl Beeswax, Behenyl Beeswax	Oil-gelling and retention; hybrid beeswax-ester functionality; enhances structure
Cera Bellina EU	Pastilles	Polyglyceryl-3 Beeswax	Co-emulsifier; rheology modifier; improves viscosity and sensory feel
PEG-8 Beeswax EU	Pastilles	PEG-8 Beeswax	Hydrophobic self-emulsifying agent; stabilizes emulsions; enhances spreadability
PEG-12 Carnauba	Pastilles	PEG-12 Carnauba	Emulsifier; boosts viscosity control; improves film formation
Siliconyl Beeswax	Pastilles	Bis-PEG-12 Dimethicone Beeswax	Film-former; enhances sensory feel; prevents cracking
Siliconyl Candelilla	Pastilles	Bis-PEG-12 Dimethicone Candelilla	Oil binding and gelling; improves sensory profile and product stability

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Bee-yond beauty: Koster Keunen waxes

Learn how natural and sustainable waxes enhance texture, stability, and sensory appeal in modern personal care products.

Maciej Maruszewski

Koster Keunen

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