Best studies on properties, phytochemical composition and use of carnauba wax

Carnauba wax uses in food - A review.
de Freitas CAS, de Sousa PHM, Soares DJ, da Silva JYG, Benjamin SR, Guedes MIF.
Food Chem. 2019 Sep 1;291:38-48. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2019.03.133

Coating Satsuma mandarin using grapefruit seed extract-incorporated carnauba wax for its preservation.
Won MY, Min SC.
Food Sci Biotechnol. 2018 Feb 9;27(6):1649-1658. doi: 10.1007/s10068-018-0327-z.

Physicochemical properties and oxidative stability of oleogels made of carnauba wax with canola oil or beeswax with grapeseed oil.
Yi B, Kim MJ, Lee SY, Lee J.
Food Sci Biotechnol. 2017 Feb 28;26(1):79-87. doi: 10.1007/s10068-017-0011-8

Carnauba wax p-methoxycinnamic diesters: Characterisation, antioxidant activity and simulated gastrointestinal digestion followed by in vitro bioaccessibility.
Freitas CA, Vieira ÍG, Sousa PH, Muniz CR, Gonzaga ML, Guedes MI.
Food Chem. 2016 Apr 1;196:1293-300. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.10.101

Plum coatings of lemongrass oil-incorporating carnauba wax-based nanoemulsion.
Kim IH, Lee H, Kim JE, Song KB, Lee YS, Chung DS, Min SC.
J Food Sci. 2013 Oct;78(10):E1551-E1559. doi: 10.1111/1750-3841.12244.

Solventless dry powder coating for sustained drug release using mechanochemical treatment based on the tri-component system of acetaminophen, carnauba wax and glidant.
Hoashi Y, Tozuka Y, Takeuchi H.
Drug Dev Ind Pharm. 2013 Feb;39(2):259-65. doi: 10.3109/03639045.2012.673625

Microencapsulation of flavors in carnauba wax.
Milanovic J, Manojlovic V, Levic S, Rajic N, Nedovic V, Bugarski B.
Sensors (Basel). 2010;10(1):901-12. doi: 10.3390/s100100901.

Carnauba wax nanoparticles enhance strong systemic and mucosal cellular and humoral immune responses to HIV-gp140 antigen.
Arias MA, Loxley A, Eatmon C, Van Roey G, Fairhurst D, Mitchnick M, Dash P, Cole T, Wegmann F, Sattentau Q, Shattock R.
Vaccine. 2011 Feb 1;29(6):1258-69. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.11.084.

In vitro erythemal UV-A protection factors of inorganic sunscreens distributed in aqueous media using carnauba wax-decyl oleate nanoparticles.
Villalobos-Hernández JR, Müller-Goymann CC.
Eur J Pharm Biopharm. 2007 Jan;65(1):122-5.

Safety

Allergic contact cheilitis caused by carnauba wax in a lip balm.
Alrowaishdi F, Colomb S, Guillot B, Raison-Peyron N.
Contact Dermatitis. 2013 Nov;69(5):318-9. doi: 10.1111/cod.12108.

Allergic contact dermatitis to propolis and carnauba wax from lip balm and chewable vitamins in a child.
Jacob SE, Chimento S, Castanedo-Tardan MP.
Contact Dermatitis. 2008 Apr;58(4):242-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2007.1261.x