Beeswax 3g ●
TL;DR. This ingredient is a structuring wax and occlusive film-former that adds hardness, body, and payoff control to balms, sticks, creams, and salves. It also helps stabilize water-in-oil systems and slows moisture loss from skin.
What does Beeswax 3g do in a cosmetic formula?
This ingredient is a structuring wax and occlusive film-former that adds hardness, body, and payoff control to balms, sticks, creams, and salves. It also helps stabilize water-in-oil systems and slows moisture loss from skin.
Is Beeswax 3g clean?
From a clean-beauty perspective, this material is generally well-tolerated and not a common restricted-list issue. The main caveats are its animal-derived origin, vegan-standard incompatibility, and rare sensitivity linked to residual hive-derived components.
Is Beeswax 3g sustainable?
This ingredient is a renewable material from beekeeping and is readily biodegradable compared with synthetic persistent film-formers. Sustainability depends on responsible hive management, pollinator welfare, and residue control in sourcing.
Is Beeswax 3g COSMOS-approved?
It is permitted under COSMOS natural and organic standards when sourced and processed according to the standard’s animal-welfare and contamination requirements. It fits Green Chemistry principles fairly well because it is minimally processed, renewable, biodegradable, and does not require aggressive chemistry for normal refining.
How does Beeswax 3g work chemically?
This material is a complex natural wax made mainly of long-chain fatty acid esters, hydrocarbons, free fatty acids, and fatty alcohols, with a typical melting range around 61 to 65°C. Common use levels range from about 1 to 5% for texture and viscosity support in emulsions, and roughly 5 to 20% in balms or sticks where structure and melting feel are central.
Last updated 2026-08-20