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Paraffin

A refined wax used as an occlusive to seal in moisture and structure balms. A simple, effective barrier ingredient.

Data summary
Products containing
2
Most common in
2 products
body cares
Typical pairing
Allantoin
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In the catalog

Paraffin by the numbers.

We've catalogued 2 products that use paraffin, and it's strongly concentrated in body cares — 2 products, 100% of where it shows up. Formulations carrying it score 68/100 on average (above the catalog norm); the strongest is O'Keeffe's Working Hands Hand Cream at 68/100.

It co-occurs most with Glycerin (2 shared formulas) and Allantoin (2 shared formulas).

Where it shows up

paraffin across the catalog.

2 products with paraffin

Often paired with.

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