It’s easy to find beeswax in the ingredients list of many best-selling sunscreen products on the market, but do you know why they choose beeswax? Let’s discover what benefits beeswax have when used in sunscreen formulas.
Good compatibility, improve stability
Beeswax has excellent compatibility with silicone oil and other oils, it is a little sticky, which can increase the movement resistance between organic sunscreen agents, thus reducing the precipitation and aggregation and making them evenly distributed.
Water-proofing
Beeswax is hydrophobic, which can improve the water and sweat resistance of the formula.
Good film-forming ability, improve SPF value
Beeswax can form a “sebum-like film” on the skin surface thanks to its unique chemical structure, which can help to fix the inorganic and the organic sunscreen agents, strengthen the migration resistance, and thus improve the SPF value of the formula. According to the comparison of testing results obtained by UV transmittance analyzer UV2000S, the SPF value and PA value of the formula with beeswax increased by 18.21% and 20.21% respectively than those without beeswax.
Improve skin feel and pay-off properties
Beeswax is often used as emulsion stabilizer and thickener in sunscreen formula to adjust the viscosity, provide silky texture and improve the pay-off property. And only even application of the sunscreen product can maximize the sunscreen effect.
Safe and stable, protect barrier for skin
As a natural ingredient, beeswax has stable chemical properties, it is safe without any irritation to the skin, and keeps stable even stored under high-temperature condition for a long time. In addition, the film-forming ability of beeswax can prevent the chemical sunscreen agents from penetrating into the skin, while allowing the skin to breathe freely without clogging pores.
As the leading wax refiner and manufacturer in the world, Fumei could supply double-refined beeswax with superior quality, especially our Cerafumei® White Beeswax 2002, which is very white with low odor and peroxide value and can provide desirable texture, consistency and stability for your formula. For product details and formula design, please contact us to start the conversation.
