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Cera Alba in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Cera Alba is a cosmetic ingredient that softens and smooths the skin. It is not vegan: it comes from bees. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 456 products, most often lip balms.

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What does Cera Alba do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Cera Alba softens and smooths the skin, keeps oil and water mixed, and leaves a thin film on skin, hair or nails. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: emollient, emulsifying, film forming and perfuming.

emollientemulsifyingfilm formingperfuming

What other names and numbers does Cera Alba have?

CAS number
8012-89-3
EC number
232-383-7
CosIng reference
32492

Is Cera Alba vegan?

No. Cera Alba is made by bees. It is vegetarian.

VeganNot for youIt is made by bees.
VegetarianFits youNot meat or fish.

Which products contain Cera Alba?

Open Beauty Facts finds Cera Alba in the ingredient lists of 456 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often lip balms, body care and face care.

  • Lip balms45
  • Body care28
  • Face care27
  • Eye makeup23

Products with it, by country of sale: France 152 · Germany 54 · United States 33 · Australia 33.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Cera Alba turns up, not how much of the market it is.

On these listsEmollientsEmulsifiersFrom animals and insects

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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