Waxes and butters play a significant role in the textural qualities of many personal care products.
They can add conditioning benefits as well providing body to the formulation, but the range of products available means there is a huge amount of variety in terms of skin-feel and finish to suit many requirements and the individual needs of the formulation.
There is also a major environmental benefit to the use of waxes, as they are now performing the task formerly carried out by plastic microbeads in some personal care products, and as a result decreasing the impact on delicate marine ecosystems.
Following is a selection of waxes and butters available on the market to add sensational textures and skin-feel to your formulations
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