OQEMA is proud to partner with Koster Keunen, a global leader in high-quality wax technology with more than 170 years of tradition in wax processing and refinement. Renowned for setting the benchmark in quality and sustainability, Koster Keunen offers a comprehensive range of high-purity beeswax and innovative plant-based waxes like Rice Bran Wax, Candelilla Wax, Carnauba Wax and Sunflower Wax, as well as unique specialties such as Kester Waxes.
Through this partnership, we offer high-quality waxes developed to meet the most demanding standards in cosmetics, food, and pharmaceuticals. Combining natural integrity with reliable performance, our solutions are sustainable, traceable, and tailored to the evolving needs of today’s markets.
Personal and Home Care I&I
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.
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 |
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 |
Kester waxes
Kesterwaxes are engineered wax blends tailored for superior gelling performance, advanced plasticizing capabilities, and melting points—ensuring ideal product structure and smooth, controlled application. These specialty blends offer enhanced skin feel with customizable textures, providing superior texture control, and flexibility in complex formulations.
| Product Name | Appearance | INCI Name | Functionalities |
| Kesterwax K82H | Pastilles | C20-40 Alkyl Stearate | Hardness enhancer; improves stick structure and stability |
| Kesterwax K82P | Slabs | Synthetic Beeswax | Provides plasticity; aids pigment dispersion in decorative cosmetics |
| Kesterwax K62 | Pastilles | Cetearyl Behenate | Synthetic ester wax; alternative to jojoba esters; enhances structure |
| Kesterwax K82D | Pastilles | Di-C20-40 Alkyl Dimer Dilinoleate | Gloss enhancer; oil gelling; improves spreadability |
| Kesterwax K72 | Pastilles | Behenyl Behenate | Natural-like structurant; effective gelling agent |
| Kesterwax K24 | Drums | Lauryl Laurate | Low melting point; imparts powdery, soft skin feel |
| Kesterwax K70P | Slabs | C18-38 Alkyl Hydroxystearoyl Stearate | Emollient structurant; film-former; enhances creaminess |
| Kesterwax K80 EU | Pastilles | C20-40 Alkyl Stearate | Hard structurant; stabilizer; viscosity and texture control |
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 |
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) |
Food & Feed
Koster Keunen waxes play a vital role in food and feed formulations, delivering essential functional benefits such as film formation, moisture resistance, gloss enhancement, and release properties. In confectionery and nutritional products, they improve surface finish, texture, and shelf life. In fresh produce, wax coatings help maintain visual appeal and reduce moisture loss. Feed applications benefit from improved pellet stability and flotation. These waxes support clean-label positioning and formulation efficiency while complying with food safety and regulatory standards.
| Product Name | Appearance | Functionalities | |
| Beeswax White FG | Pastilles | Cera Alba | Food-grade (E901); film-former; gloss enhancer; surface treatment in confectionery and coatings |
| Candelilla Wax | Pastilles | Euphorbia Cerifera (Candelilla) Wax | Vegan alternative to beeswax; adds gloss, hardness, and consistency in coatings |
| Carnauba Wax T-1 | Flakes | Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax | High melting point; glossy, durable finish; widely used in confectionery and supplements |
Pharma
In pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications waxes contribute to formulation stability, controlled release, and sensory performance. In semi-solid products like creams and gels, they support texture building, viscosity control, and skin barrier function. In solid dosage forms, waxes are used to enhance tablet coatings, improve mechanical integrity, and ensure consistent appearance and swallowability. Their role in extended-release systems and their compatibility with regulated dosage forms make them valuable across a wide range of therapeutic formats.
| Product Name | Appearance | Functionalities | |
| Beeswax White EP | Pastilles | Cera Alba | Pharma-grade refined beeswax; provides consistency, texture, and natural emolliency; used in ointments, balms, and topical dosage forms |
| Beeswax Yellow EP | Pastilles | Cera Alba | Pharma-grade beeswax; offers emollient, thickening, and protective properties; suitable for ointments, balms, suppositories, and regulated formulations |
| Permulgin 4101 | Pastilles | Paraffin | High-melting microcrystalline wax; structurant for controlled-release and barrier systems |
| Permulgin 4210 | Slabs | Hydrogenated Microcrystalline Wax | Flexible microcrystalline wax; oil-binding, gelling, and texture enhancer in ointments and emulsions |
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these unique benefits to your products.
Akino Chichiua
Group Principal Coordinator
Home & Personal Care I&I
akino.chichiua@oqema.com
Alisa Kozyrkina
Group Application Scientist
Personal Care
alisa.kozyrkina@oqema.com
Evelyn Klinger
Group Technical Manager
Food & Feed Ingredients
evelyn.klinger@oqema.com
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