Given the incomplete information made available by companies and the government, EWG provides additional information on personal care product ingredients from the published scientific literature. The chart below indicates that research studies have found that exposure to this ingredient -- not the products containing it -- caused the indicated health effect(s) in the studies reviewed by Skin Deep researchers. Actual health risks, if any, will vary based on the level of exposure to the ingredient and individual susceptibility -- information not available in Skin Deep.

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	Lesser or emerging concerns for this ingredient: Data gaps
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About BEESWAX: Beeswax is the purified wax from the honeycomb of the bee, Apis mellifera , free from all otherwaxes. It is commonly named white wax when bleached and yellow wax when not bleached.See"Regulatory and Ingredient Use Information," regarding use of EU Trivial names in Volume 1, Introduction,Part A.

This ingredient may be derived from animals. From PETA's Caring Consumer: Wax obtained from melting honeycomb with boiling water, straining it, and cooling it. From virgin bees. Very cheap and widely used. May be harmful to the skin. In lipsticks and many other cosmetics (especially face creams, lotions, mascara, eye creams and shadows, face makeups, nail whiteners, lip balms, etc.). Derivatives: Cera Flava. Alternatives: paraffin, vegetable oils and fats. Ceresin, aka ceresine, aka earth wax. (Made from the mineral ozokerite. Replaces beeswax in cosmetics. Also used to wax paper, to make polishing cloths, in dentistry for taking wax impressions, and in candle-making.) Also, carnauba wax (from the Brazilian palm tree; used in many cosmetics, including lipstick; rarely causes allergic reactions). Candelilla wax (from candelilla plants; used in many cosmetics, including lipstick; also in the manufacture of rubber and phonograph records, in waterproofing and writing inks; no known toxicity). Japan wax (Vegetable wax. Japan tallow. Fat from the fruit of a tree grown in Japan and China.).

BEESWAX has reported used in the following product types: lip balm (523); moisturizer (519); mascara (401); lipstick (370); lip gloss (305); facial moisturizer/treatment (219); eye liner (168); hand cream (163); sunscreen: lip balm (122); anti-aging (96)