Microcrystalline wax: version 1

Saved 2026-09-17 09:08 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **product/08717163476789 — Dove Body Love Rich Nourishment Cream 150 ml**, taken from the wanted queue (old-site title "dove", 2007 capture). **Identity.** Dove (brand/dove, existing) rich face. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Microcrystalline wax <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Microcrystalline wax
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                  | type   | locale | from | until |
| --------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Cera Microcristallina | name   |        |      |       |
| Cera microcristallina | search | la     |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref                       | url                                                                       | title                                                                      | accessed   | publisher       | kind        | published  | record_id | locator                                                                        | licence      | attribution                  | upstream |
| ------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| wiki-microcrystalline-wax | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcrystalline_wax                        | Wikipedia: Microcrystalline wax                                            | 2026-09-17 | Wikipedia       | publication |            |           |                                                                                | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors       |          |
| off-base                  | https://images.openbeautyfacts.org/images/products/871/716/347/6789/2.jpg | Open Beauty Facts photograph: base of the 150 ml tub (upload 2, 2604x4624) | 2026-09-17 | Open Food Facts | pack        | 2026-04-27 |           | Base of the tub: ingredient list, barcode, net content, operator line, symbols | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Microcrystalline wax is made by de-oiling petrolatum during petroleum refining. It holds more branched and naphthenic hydrocarbons than paraffin wax, its crystals are finer, and it is denser, tackier and higher-melting.[^wiki-microcrystalline-wax] European cosmetic labels print it as cera microcristallina, as the base of Dove Body Love Rich Nourishment Cream does.[^off-base]
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