Candelilla wax is a wax derived from the leaves of the small Candelilla shrub native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, Euphorbia antisyphilitica, from the family Euphorbiaceae. It is yellowish-brown, hard, brittle, aromatic, and opaque to translucent.

Candelilla wax

Names
Other names E902
Identifiers
CAS Number	8006-44-8 Y
ECHA InfoCard	100.029.404
EC Number	232-347-0
E number	E902 (glazing agents, ...)
UNII	WL0328HX19 Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID90894617
Properties
Melting point	68.5–72.5 °C (155.3–162.5 °F; 341.6–345.6 K)
Boiling point	> 240 °C (464 °F)
Solubility in water	Insoluble
Hazards
Lethal dose or concentration (LD, LC):
LD50 (median dose)	> 5000 mg/kg (rat, oral)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Infobox references