Why Beeswax? Beeswax is a “humectant” that helps the skin retain moisture. This is especially helpful for delicate areas like lips, which are prone to dryness and chapping in colder weather. Also, due to its antibacterial and antibiotic properties, it can be effectively used to treat cold sores. All these properties apply to our hand cream as well. Beeswax has many mild medicinal properties. It is anti-microbial, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory. This makes it an almost perfect ingredient for salves and balms and an appropriate natural treatment for small wounds and skin irritations. It has anti-aging properties. It helps repair damaged skin and reduce the look of photo-aging through free-radical sweeping. Beeswax also contains Vitamin A, the parent ingredient for retinols and retinoids, which helps cell turnover and stimulates the production of collagen in the skin, which helps maintain the skin’s structural network.
