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Material Safety Data Sheet for Clear Carnauba Wax Flakes

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The Real Milk Paint Co.
11 West Pumping Station Road
Quakertown, PA 18951
Phone: 215-538-3886
Fax: 215-538-5435

Emergency Phone: Chem-Tel Inc. 24 Hour Response 800-255-3924

Grades Available:
Prime or No. 1 Yellow
T-3 Refined & Bleached
No. 3 North Country Centrifuged

Refined.... Flakes & Powdered Prills

Physical Properties:
Carnauba Wax is a hard, brittle Non-tacky and lustrous wax.

Melting Point181.4 deg. F Min.
Flash Point570 deg. F Min.
Specific Gravity at 25 deg. C0.9996-0.9998
Acid Number2-10
Saponification Number78-88
Iodine Number7-14
Unsaponifiable Matter %50-55
Refractive Index1.4540
Resin Content %4 to 6

CARNAUBA WAX IS F.D.A. APPROVED UNDER REGULATION

  • 21 CFR 184.1978-
  • 21 CFR 175.320
  • C.T.F.A. LISTED-C.A.S. #8015-86.9

Compatibility:
All Vegetable, Animal, and Mineral waxes. Large variety of natural and synthetic resings. Fatty Acids, Clycerides Hydrocarbons.

Uses:
Carnauba Wax is a preferential ingredient in the following:
  • Polishes – Shoe, furniture, leather, Automobile, floor, fruit, candies
  • Finishes – Leather
  • Cosmetics – Creams, Lipsticks
  • Casting – Precision, Investment
  • Lubricants – Greases, Mold Releases, Phonograph Records
  • Buffing – Wooden ware
  • Inks – Carbon Paper
  • Protective Coatings – Varnishes, lacquers, enamels
  • Candles
  • Medicinals – Salves, Ointments

Vendor assumes no responsibility for injury to venee or third person proximately caused if reasonable safety procedures are not adhered to as stipulated in the data sheet. Additionally, vendor assumes no responsibility for injury to vendee or third persons proximately caused by abnormal use of the material even if reasonable safety procedures are followed. Further more, vendee assumes the risk in use of the material.