Beeswax vs Petroleum on Your Lips
Beeswax has kept lips comfortable for centuries. Here's how it compares to petroleum and plastic waxes.
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Beeswax or petroleum on your lips? Honeybees make it. Labels may say cera alba. It leaves a flexible film that helps slow moisture loss. It's a natural alternative to paraffin, petrolatum and plastic waxes. Our Lip Balm blends beeswax with shea, cocoa butter and plant oils. Sensitive to bee products? Patch test first.
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Key points from the full guide
- Beeswax is made by worker honeybees and is listed on labels as Beeswax, Cera Alba, or Cera Flava.
- It thickens balms and lip products and leaves a flexible film that helps slow moisture loss without feeling plastic.
- It is a natural alternative to paraffin, petrolatum, and synthetic waxes such as polyethylene.
- True beeswax allergy is uncommon, but people sensitive to propolis or bee products should patch test first.
- Vegans and people who avoid animal products can look for plant waxes such as candelilla or carnauba.
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