{"id":32518,"date":"2025-12-03T12:03:34","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/c18-38-alkyl-beeswax\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T12:03:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:03:34","slug":"c18-38-alkyl-beeswax","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/c18-38-alkyl-beeswax\/","title":{"rendered":"C18-38 ALKYL BEESWAX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: \u00a0<\/strong>Medium OCCLUSIVE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: C18-38 Alkyl Beeswax is used in cosmetic formulations to thicken and stabilize, providing a creamy texture and pleasant feel when applied to the skin. It also helps form a protective barrier to reduce moisture loss.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Thickener<\/p>\n<p> Safety: Yes, this ingredient is generally considered safe for cosmetic use.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: No, this ingredient is derived from beeswax and is therefore not suitable for vegan products.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Note: Well tolerated by most skin types, but people who are sensitive to animal-derived products may prefer to avoid this ingredient. It also has good heat stability.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: Creams, lotions, lip balms, and other products where a rich, protective texture is desired.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedogenic rating:\u00a0<\/strong>2<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-32518","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/32518","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32518"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}