Technical Characteristics
- INCI name is Copernicia Cerifera (carnauba) wax
- E Number is E903.
- Melting point: 82–86 °C (180–187 °F), among the highest of natural waxes, higher than beeswax, 62-64C.
- Relative density is about 0.97
- It is among the hardest of natural waxes .
- It is practically insoluble in water, soluble on heating in ethyl acetate and in xylene, and practically insoluble in ethyl alcohol.
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