# SYNTHETIC BEESWAX

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid90103877
Categories: beauty, industrial, pharma
Functions: Binding, Emulsion stabilising, Viscosity controlling, Emulsifier, Thickener, Stabiliser
Identifier: DTXSID90103877

> SYNTHETIC BEESWAX: Used in cosmetics as a binder, an emulsion stabiliser and a thickener. EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 765 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Arts and crafts/office supplies, Construction. Compiled from 6 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 765 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Arts and crafts/office supplies, Construction.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Beeswax, synthetic. The complex reaction product of blended acids and blended alcohols which simulates the composition of natural beeswax. It consists primarily of C18-30-alkyl ester of C16-32 fatty acids, C16-32 fatty acids and C22-34 alkanes
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 765 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Arts and crafts/office supplies, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Emulsifier, Binder.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 3.5 %w/w
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as specifiedsubstanceg1.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/38425
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated September 2017): https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/product/515991/A%2BD_Zinc_Oxide_Diaper_Rash_Cream_with_Aloe_%282014_formulation%29/
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (updated 2026-01-09): https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/inactive-ingredients-database-download
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:08MNR5YE2R

_Assessed by Greenveil._