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PROPOLIS/BEESWAX: Allergen or Not An Allergen?
Allergen Beeswax Beeswax by any other name is still beeswax … and a top contact allergen. Beeswax is in propolis (a top contact allergen itself), Cera flava (the wax produced from a honeycomb that is yellow in color) and Cera alba (the same wax but bleached). Beeswax is a popular moisturizing ingredient and thickener in […]
HONEY, BEESWAX, PROPOLIS: Allergen or Not An Allergen?
Allergen. Honey, Beeswax, Propolis: Who doesn’t love honey? Honey — in particular raw, wild honey — is such a great treat. But honey, beeswax, propolis (related ingredients) are in published allergen lists. In addition to being common ingredients in cosmetics, you can find honey, beeswax, propolis in nature, around bees and honeycombs, and even in less obvious things […]
