An electrophotographic toner containing: a fixing resin, a colorant, and wax.
The wax at least contains hydrocarbon wax having a number-average molecular weight
of not higher than 600, and polyethylene wax having a number-average molecular
weight of not higher than 600, a melting viscosity of lower than 15 mPas
at 140 C. and a crystallinity of lower than 95%. A ratio of the hydrocarbon
wax to the polyethylene wax is in a range of from 1:10 to 2:1. A maximum of absorption
peaks in a heat-up time absorption calorie curve in a DSC curve of the toner measured
by a differential scanning calorimeter is at a temperature not higher than 75
C. An onset temperature in absorption of heat is not higher than 65 C.