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Rahua Cream Wax

Ingredients

Full ingredient list as published on the official product page, in descending order of content.

Ingredient overview

18ingredients found

12 · 66.7%ingredients grouped by use

7types of use

Hydration1

Skin conditioning4

Skin softening5

Moisture retention4

Texture · feel7

Preservation · stability1

Fragrance2

Counts show formula structure, not concentration, clinical efficacy, or a safety score.

What the ingredients do

Softens the skin

Glyceryl Stearate (plant derived) · Stearic Acid (plant derived) · Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Glyceryl Caprylate (coconut derived)

Fills the gaps between skin cells so the surface feels smooth.

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Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT: Glyceryl Stearate (plant derived) · Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Glyceryl Caprylate (coconut derived)
Replaces oils washed awayREFATTING: Stearic Acid (plant derived)

Skin conditioning

Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax · Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · PolyGlyceryl-10 laurate (plant derived)

CosIng's broadest category. On its own it does not say what the ingredient does.

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Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING: Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax · Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil
Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS: Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · PolyGlyceryl-10 laurate (plant derived)

Keeps moisture in

Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Cellulose Gum · Tapioca Starch

Forms a film on the surface against evaporation and outside irritants.

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Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING: Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax · Cellulose Gum
Forms a film that stops moisture lossSKIN CONDITIONING - OCCLUSIVE: Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING: Tapioca Starch

Exfoliates

Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax · Tapioca Starch

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Scrubs physicallyABRASIVE: Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax · Tapioca Starch
Helps dead skin come awayEXFOLIATING: Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax

Cleanses

Stearic Acid (plant derived) · Caprylic acid (coconut derived)

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Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSING: Stearic Acid (plant derived) · Caprylic acid (coconut derived)
Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSING: Stearic Acid (plant derived) · Caprylic acid (coconut derived)

Mixes oil and water

Glyceryl Stearate (plant derived) · Stearic Acid (plant derived) · Cellulose Gum · Caprylic acid (coconut derived) · Glyceryl Caprylate (coconut derived) · PolyGlyceryl-10 laurate (plant derived)

Emulsifiers and solubilisers. They build the formula.

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Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING: Glyceryl Stearate (plant derived) · Stearic Acid (plant derived) · Caprylic acid (coconut derived) · Glyceryl Caprylate (coconut derived) · PolyGlyceryl-10 laurate (plant derived)
Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISING: Stearic Acid (plant derived) · Cellulose Gum

Texture and feel

Aqua · Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil · Cellulose Gum · Tapioca Starch

Viscosity, solvents and spreadability: how the product feels on the skin.

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Adjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING: Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax · Cellulose Gum · Tapioca Starch
Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT: Aqua · Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil
Holds powders togetherBINDING: Cellulose Gum · Tapioca Starch
Stops powders from cakingANTICAKING: Tapioca Starch
Adds bulkBULKING: Tapioca Starch
Absorbs water or oilABSORBENT: Tapioca Starch

Colour and shine

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Makes a clear formula opaqueOPACIFYING: Tapioca Starch

Keeps microbes from growing

Potassium Sorbate

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Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE: Potassium Sorbate

Keeps the product stable

Protects the formula from pH drift, metal ions and light. Not a preservative.

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Keeps pH steadyBUFFERING: Citric Acid
Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING: Citric Acid

Fragrance-related

Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Caprylic acid (coconut derived)

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Gives the product a scentPERFUMING: Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil · Caprylic acid (coconut derived)

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