# BEESWAX

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_beeswax
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Emollient, Emulsifying, Skin conditioning, Binding, Emulsion stabilising, Film forming
Identifier: DTXSID10891981

> BEESWAX: Used in cosmetics as an emollient, an emulsifier and a skin-conditioning agent. Beeswax is the purified wax from the honeycomb of the bee, Apis mellifera , free from all other waxes. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 0/100 — Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (FDA GRAS; CIR safe as used; EU food additive; EU CosIng).. Compiled from 2 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 0/100 — Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (FDA GRAS; CIR safe as used; EU food additive; EU CosIng).
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Low concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4883 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Raw materials.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Beeswax is the purified wax from the honeycomb of the bee, Apis mellifera , free from all other waxes.
- EU: Active — Beeswax. The wax obtained from the honeycomb of the bee. It consists primarily of myricyl palmitate, cerotic acid and esters and some high-carbon paraffins
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4883 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Film former, Deodorizer.

## 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/32492
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated september 30, 2013): https://living-future.org/declare-products/wholetrees-structural-products/

_Assessed by Greenveil._