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Synthetic wax

What the research shows

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How we decide

A wax made from petroleum during refining.

It is commonly used in cosmetic formulations.

Written from English Wikipedia¹

Vegan
Vegetarian
EU permitted

Regulatory status

Checked Sep 2026

European Union Permitted EUR-Lex Reg. (EC) 1333/2008
United Kingdom Permitted FSA retained EU law

Status reflects the named register on the date checked. It is not a safety rating. A country appears here once we've found this ingredient on its official list.

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Products

The 6 most-scanned of 1,036 products on Open Food Facts that list synthetic wax.

Vaseline Cocoa Radiant Body Oil Vaseline 1 additive
Mini-Mini Chicles Gerrit 9 additives
Twizzlers The Hershey Company · 16 oz 4 additives
GUMMIES LIFE SAVERS · 7oz 7 additives
Original sodiumfree salt alternative ounce Nosalt · 11 oz 4 additives
Twizzlers Strawberry Twists Twizzlers · 5 oz (141 g) 4 additives

References

1Microcrystalline wax. Wikipedia. Accessed September 26, 2026.