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Lanolin Wax
AKA “Lanolin, Wool wax, Wool fat”
Wax
Ingredient Facts
Lanolin wax
AKA: Wool wax, Wool fat
Wax · Emollient · EWG: 1
Plant-Derived
Emollient
Skin Conditioner
Hair Care
Barrier Lipid
Wax
Clean
De-Oiled Lanolin,Lanolin Cera (EU)
CAS #
68201-49-0
Form
Wax
See origin →
Functions
Binding
Hair Conditioning
A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.
Emollient
Fills in the tiny cracks between skin cells to make everything feel smooth and soft. The "silky finish" ingredient.
Viscosity Controlling
Locks In Moisture
Traditional Use
The wax fraction of lanolin, derived from sheep's wool fat used for centuries in traditional skincare. Historically used as an occlusive and moisturizing agent in balms and salves.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
Dryness
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
Allergen Warning
⚠️ Lanolin (Wool)
EWG
1
CIR
Safe as used
Pregnancy
Yes
CIR Safety Findings
Not a Sensitizer
medical-approval
all-shades-safe
Concentration Guide
50%
0%70%
Reg. Limit
FDA OTC limit: 50% (Skin Protectant). Source: FDA OTC Monograph, 21 CFR 347.10.
Regulatory Status
USA✔ permitted
EU⚠ restricted
JAPAN⚠ restricted
CANADA⚠ restricted
Sensitization to Lanolin in North-Eastern Italy, 1997-2021: Prevalence, Risk Factors and the Impact of Occupation.
Cegolon L, Larese Filon F, On Behalf Of The North-East Research Group On Contact Dermatitis
Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2024
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Addendum to the Final Report on the Safety Assessment of PEGs Lanolin to Include: PEG-5,-10, -24, -25, -35, -55, -100, and -150 Lanolin; PEG-5, -10, -20, -24, -30, and -70 Hydrogenated Lanolin; PEG-75
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Final Report of the Safety Assessement for Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol and Related Compounds
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Final Report of the Safety Assessment for PEG-75 Lanolin, PEG-20 Lanolin, PEG-27 Lanolin, PEG-30 Lanolin, PEG-40 Lanolin, PEG-50 Lanolin, PEG-60 Lanolin, and PEG-85 Lanolin (Amended by report in IJT 1
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Final Report on the Safety Assessment of PPG-5 Lanolin Wax and PPG-5 Lanolin Wax Glyceride
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Final Report: Amended Safety Assessment of Lanolin-Derived Ingredients
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Safety Assessment of Polyether Lanolins as Used in Cosmetics
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Acetylated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Hydroxylated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Lanolin Acid
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Lanolin Alcohol
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Lanolin Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Lanolin Wax
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Lanolinamide DEA
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-10 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-10 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-100 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-15 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-150 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-16 Cetyl/Oleyl/Stearyl/Lanolin Alcohol Ether
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-20 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-20 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-24 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-24 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-27 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-30 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-30 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-35 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-40 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-40 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-5 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-5 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-5 Lanolinamide
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-50 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-55 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-60 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-70 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-70 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-75 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-75 Lanolin Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-75 Lanolin Wax
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-85 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Polyglyceryl-2 Lanolin Alcohol Ether
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-10 Lanolin Alcohol Ether
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-12-PEG-50 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-12-PEG-65 Lanolin Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-2 Lanolin Alcohol Ether
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-20 Lanolin Alcohol Ether
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-20-PEG-20 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-30 Lanolin Alcohol Ether
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-40-PEG-60 Lanolin Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-5 Lanolin Alcohol Ether
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-5 Lanolin Wax
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-5 Lanolin Wax Glyceride
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Acetylated Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Hydrogenated Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Hydroxylated Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Lanolin Acid
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Lanolin Alcohol
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Lanolin Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Lanolin Wax
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PEG-20 Hydrogenated Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PEG-30 Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PEG-40 Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PEG-60 Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PEG-75 Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PPG-12-PEG-50 Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PPG-12-PEG-65 Lanolin Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PPG-20-PEG-20 Hydrogenated Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PPG-5 Lanolin Wax
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Eco-friendly sunscreen formulation based on starches and PEG-75 lanolin increases the antioxidant capacity and the light scattering activity in the vi
Infante VHP, Lohan SB, Schanzer S, Campos PMBGM, Lademann J et al.
Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology, 2021
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Lanolin.
Blair A Jenkins, Donald V Belsito
Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, 2023
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Lanolin.
Jenkins BA, Belsito DV
Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, 2023
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Lanolin.
Jenkins BA, Belsito DV
Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, 2023
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Lanolin.
Jenkins BA, Belsito DV
Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, 2023
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Lanolin.
Jenkins BA, Belsito DV
Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, 2023
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[Lanolin-oil penicillin suspension].
LAKUNER SA, VINOKUROV IN
Vestnik venerologii i dermatologii, 1951
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Fractioning and Compared (1)H NMR and GC-MS Analyses of Lanolin Acid Components.
Morano C, Dei Cas M, Bergamaschi RF, Palmisano E, Pallavicini M et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023
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Development of the novel plant-derived lanolin substitute and its cosmetic applications.
Ohashi Y, Myojo K
Journal of cosmetic science, 2006
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Development of the novel plant-derived lanolin substitute and its cosmetic applications.
Ohashi Y, Myojo K
Journal of cosmetic science, 2006
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Development of the novel plant-derived lanolin substitute and its cosmetic applications.
Ohashi Y, Myojo K
Journal of cosmetic science, 2006
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Hypersensitivity to hydrogenated lanolin.
Sugai T, Higashi J
Contact dermatitis, 1975
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Hypersensitivity to hydrogenated lanolin.
Sugai T, Higashi J
Contact dermatitis, 1975
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Verified Jun 2026
Data: CosIng · EWG · CIR