
Carnauba wax
Field of use
Cosmetics field
It has excellent melting point improvement, gloss, moisture resistance, and emulsifying properties, and is widely used in makeup, lipstick, foundation, eyebrow makeup, styling products, etc
Food sector
Due to its moisture-proofing and glossing properties, it is used as a coating agent for tablet-type sweets, and also for gummy sweets due to its release properties
cutting edge field
It is widely used, primarily as printer toner and semiconductor chip release agent
past
Precision casting, carbon paper ink
the current
Cosmetics, polishes, medicines, polishes, paints, copier toner
future
A rubber glossing agent made primarily from carnauba wax. *When added to tires, it dramatically improves gloss without compromising on the high functionality of existing waxes. It was patented as a black glossing agent for rubber in 2019
Features
It boasts the highest gloss, luster, toughness, hardness, and microcrystalline properties of any vegetable wax.
Our company imports crude wax from Brazil and uses a refining method (patent no. 462578) developed for the first time in Japan to produce high-quality products with excellent hues without losing any of the wax's true essence. The primary use is in cutting-edge industrial fields such as information recording materials, where our products are highly rated for their high quality, taking advantage of the natural advantages of natural materials.
Our company imports crude wax from Brazil and uses a refining method (patent no. 462578) developed for the first time in Japan to produce high-quality products with excellent hues without losing any of the wax's true essence. The primary use is in cutting-edge industrial fields such as information recording materials, where our products are highly rated for their high quality, taking advantage of the natural advantages of natural materials.
What is Carnauba Wax?
This vegetable wax is produced from the leaves of the Brazilian carnauba palm. Among natural vegetable waxes, it has the best luster, gloss, strength, hardness, and microcrystalline properties, and is highly acclaimed for its ability to adjust the hardness of other oil-based ingredients. The raw material, carnauba palm, is a specialty of Brazil in South America and is only found in the northeastern part of the country. Carnauba palm leaves are fan-shaped, and the wax is present in powder form on their surface, especially on the underside
Characteristics of the plant (carnauba palm)
Carnauba palms are tall trees 7-8 meters tall, growing in colonies in sandy areas and riverbanks. It takes about 15 years for the wax to be harvested. Harvesting occurs twice a year: the first harvest in September-October, when 30-40% of the leaves are removed, and the second harvest in December-January, when the remaining leaves are removed. The soft leaves at the top of the tree produce the finest quality fuku powder, known as No. 1 grade, which accounts for only 20% of the total. The harvested leaves are sun-dried for at least 3-4 days and pounded, then chopped, separated, or scraped off to collect the powder. The wax covering the fan-shaped leaves prevents moisture from evaporating during seasons with little rainfall. Currently, a thresher is used to separate the powder from the leaves
The History of Carnauba Wax
The 18th-19th century German naturalist, Humboldt, named carnauba palm the "tree of life." In its native Brazil, all of the carnauba palm's products, including fruit, trunk, leaves, and wax, were used for a variety of purposes, including food, building materials, and medicine. Each tree enriches life throughout the year, and during droughts in particular, it served as a valuable food source, providing sustenance for poor residents. It became known in Europe and the United States in the late 18th century. Initially used as a floor polish, it was later exported to countries around the world as carbon paper and various polishing waxes. Today, its excellent functionality is utilized in cutting-edge fields such as information recording materials and electronic components
Carnauba wax product series list
| product series | Product name | shape |
|---|---|---|
| Futuristic products (functionality/culture) | Highly deodorized carnauba powder | true sphere powder |
| F series (Pesticide free/Safe and secure) | - | - |
| NC series (high precision products) | NC-1810 | pellet |
| Standard refined products | Refined Carnauba Wax No.1 | pellet |
| WA-05 | pellet | |
| smearing wax | pellet | |
| Refined Carnauba Wax Powder-N | powder | |
| Refined Carnauba Wax No.1(P) | powder | |
| Cost-oriented products | Carnauba Wax No. 1 | pellet |
| Carnauba Wax No. 2 | pellet |
Carnauba wax product performance comparison table
| futuristic products | Highly purified | Standard | Focus on cost | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| product name | Highly deodorized carnauba wax spherical powder | NC-1810 | Refined Carnauba Wax No.1 | Carnauba Wax No. 2 |
| shape | flake | flake | flake | flake |
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| explanation | In response to requests for changing product raw materials from fossil raw materials to natural products, we have created CERARICA natural powder series with a variety of textures and particle sizes. | Highly refined carnauba wax No. 1. Deodorizing grade | Carnauba wax No. 1 refined product | Carnauba Wax No. 2 |
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| acid value | < 10 | < 10 | < 10 | < 10 |
| saponification value | 78~95 | 78~95 | 78~95 | 78~95 |
| Iodine value | < 10 | 5~14 | < 10 | 5~14 |
| Melting point (℃) | 80~86 | 80~86 | 80~86 | 80~86 |
| peroxide value | - | - | - | - |
| Heavy metals (ppm) | < 20 | < 20 | < 20 | < 20 |
| Arsenic (ppm) | < 2 | < 2 | < 2 | < 2 |
| specific gravity | 0.997(25℃) | 0.997(25℃) | 0.997(25℃) | 0.997(25℃) |
| Penetration (100g/5s) | < 1(25℃) | < 1(25℃) | < 1(25℃) | < 1(25℃) |
| Viscosity (cP) | 21.6(100℃) | 21.6(100℃) | 21.6(100℃) | 21.6(100℃) |
| Flash point (℃) | 318 | 318 | 318 | 318 |
| Compatible standards | Quasi-drug Raw Materials Standards 2006 (External Standards) Food Additives Official Standards 9th Edition Japanese Pharmacopoeia |










