Beeswax

Beeswax

Beeswax

What is it:

Beeswax is used in many balms, lotions, and used in some foods and medicines. It is extracted from the honeycomb of honeybees (although synthetic bee waxes are now being created that may contain chemicals and other compounds).

Rating:

Beeswax is naturally occurring and is safe to consume, and may have potential health benefits like lowering cholesterol, treating hemorrhoids and anal fissures, and anti-microbial applications. Some people may exhibit allergic reactions to beeswax and bee products.

Resources:

  1. Study showing efficacy to treat hemorrhoids and anal fissures (comparative study)
  2. The medicinal applications of beeswax (review)
  3. Beeswax as a sustainable product
  4. Dietary wax may improve cholesterol levels (review)

How we rate ingredients

Health is like a bank account, certain ingredients make a deposit into your health bank, meaning they add to
your health. Certain ingredients withdraw from your health bank. We want health promoting ingredients in our diet. To keep things simple, we rate ingredients on a green, yellow, red scale:

Clean

It is naturally occurring in food and has no harmful effects on the body. It is real food. It is health promoting.

Caution

It goes into one or more of the below categories

  • It is not naturally occurring in food but doesn’t have data showing it has a harmful effect on the body (additives like Gellan Gum)
  • It is naturally occurring but can have some harmful effects on the body (added sugars, oils, gums etc.)

We Avoid

It is known to have a harmful effect on the body (ex. All food colorings, Natural Flavors, MSG, Potassium bromate, aspartame, artificial flavors)

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