Pontes is the world’s leading supplier of natural carnauba wax, a premium ingredient trusted by top cosmetics and beauty brands. Native to Northeastern Brazil and known as the “Queen of Waxes,” carnauba wax stands out for its exceptional hardness, high melting point, natural gloss, and hypoallergenic properties.
With its unique combination of thermal stability, protective film-forming capacity, texture enhancement, and eco-conscious profile, carnauba wax for cosmetics has become indispensable for companies seeking to unite performance, natural origin, and sustainability in their formulations.
In the global beauty market, Pontes’ carnauba wax is the preferred choice for brands that value quality, transparency, traceability, and sustainable sourcing. It is used in a wide range of formulations including lipsticks, mascaras, eyeshadows, skincare products, sunscreens, lotions, and hair care items, enhancing texture, consistency, and shine.
Why Choose Pontes’ Carnauba Wax?
Carnauba wax is a multifunctional ingredient with exceptional properties that make it ideal for high-performance and sustainable cosmetics. Pontes’ natural carnauba wax is refined under strict quality control, offering unmatched purity, stability, and performance.
Carnauba Wax for Cosmetics Key Benefits
- Biodegradable and renewable: 100% natural and environmentally safe, supporting a circular and sustainable beauty economy.
- Natural and non-toxic: Safe for all applications and compliant with global cosmetic regulations (EU, FDA).
- High melting point and thermal stability: Provides structure and durability to solid and heat-sensitive formulations.
- Gloss and superior finish: Adds luxurious shine and smoothness to products.
- Enhanced durability: Increases product resistance and longevity.
- Improved texture and consistency: Ensures smooth application and elegant sensory feel.
Applications in the Beauty and Personal Care Industry
Pontes’ carnauba wax enhances performance across a wide range of cosmetic categories:
- Lipsticks & Balms: Adds hardness, gloss, and long wear.
- Mascaras & Eyeliners: Improves film formation and humidity resistance.
- Skincare & Lotions: Provides protective hydration and smooth texture.
- Sunscreens: Enhances water resistance and stability.
- Hair Styling: Adds texture, definition, and control to pomades and gels.
Each application benefits from the natural, vegan, and biodegradable nature of Pontes’ carnauba wax, making it a superior alternative to synthetic and petroleum-based waxes.
Sustainability Leadership
Pontes leads the sustainable carnauba wax industry with a regenerative approach that supports people, planet, and performance.
Our extraction process respects the natural regeneration cycle of the Copernicia prunifera palm, ensuring resource renewal, biodiversity preservation, and fair income for Brazilian communities.
We actively protect the Caatinga biome, guaranteeing 25,314 hectares of preserved native vegetation through responsible palm management and the standing forest economy, a vital contribution to a region where over 46% of the biome has already been deforested.
For cosmetic brands, this traceability offers a significant competitive advantage, meeting the growing demand for natural, vegan, ethical, and environmentally responsible beauty products.
A Decarbonization Partner for the Beauty Industry
Pontes is the only carnauba wax company to measure, publish, and verify CO₂ emissions across all operations, achieving Carbon Neutrality for its operation under the GHG Protocol Brazil, verified by a third party company.
In 2024, Pontes has already achieved its 42% emission reduction target by 2030 validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). By choosing Pontes, your brand joins a value chain aligned with international sustainability standards such as SBTi, CDP, the UN Global Compact, and the EcoVadis Platinum rating.
Pontes is not just a supplier, we are your sustainability and decarbonization partner, helping your brand meet global environmental goals while ensuring premium product performance.
Unmatched Quality and Traceability
At Pontes, every stage, from raw material selection to final delivery, is fully traceable and rigorously monitored by our Quality Control team.
We operate three state-of-the-art laboratories, including one specialized in microbiological analysis, and perform over 50 different tests on batches of wax and raw material.
This ensures that Pontes’ carnauba wax consistently meets the highest international quality standards, providing reliability, purity, and confidence for the most demanding global beauty markets.
Pontes: The Best Carnauba Wax Supplier for Sustainable Cosmetics
With decades of experience and global recognition, Pontes delivers more than a raw material, we deliver trust, transparency, and transformation.
From makeup and skincare to hair care and suncare, Pontes’ carnauba wax is present in premium beauty formulations that define the future of clean, ethical, and high-performance cosmetics.
More than a supplier, Pontes is a strategic partner, supporting your brand’s innovation, competitiveness, and sustainability journey through quality, science, and responsibility.
