Database/Binding/Synthetic Beeswax
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Synthetic Beeswax natural?

No. Explicitly a lab-built wax substitute made from blended synthetic fatty acids, alcohols and alkanes rather than bee-derived or oleochemical material.

INCI nameSynthetic Beeswax
CAS71243-51-1
FunctionBinding · Emulsion Stabilising
FeedstockSynthetic Beeswax is manufactured from petrochemical-derived long-chain synthetic…

How we scored it

CosIng description states 'synthetic'; composition includes free C22-34 alkanes (Fischer-Tropsch-type synthetic hydrocarbons) plus synthetic long-chain esters; no natural fragment → 0.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Synthetic Beeswax is manufactured from petrochemical-derived long-chain synthetic fatty acids, alcohols and alkanes engineered to mimic real beeswax's texture. It contains no natural beeswax or oleochemical input.

In plain English

A man-made wax engineered in a lab to mimic real beeswax's texture, using blended synthetic fatty acids, alcohols and long-chain hydrocarbons rather than material from bees. It helps bind ingredients and control thickness in creams and balms.

CosIng definition: 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

Natural alternatives with the same function

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2SYNTHETIC BEESWAX. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3SYNTHETIC BEESWAX. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=SYNTHETIC%20BEESWAX