Mario Badescu
Vanilla Lip Wax (Stick)
Vanilla Lip Wax (Stick)
Mario Badescu
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Lip care
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WHAT IS IT?
Lip wax stick with Beeswax
FEATURES
Light, silky-smooth formula that glides across and melts into skin quickly, leaving lips soft and smooth
BEST FOR
all skin types
CHECKS
Free of alcohol, silicon, sulfate, paraben
Who Is It For?
All Skin TypesWhat Does It Help With?
Softens And Smooths LipsBudget
Affordable (under $30)How To Use
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What Mario Badescu Says
Product Description:
Light, silky-smooth formula. Glides across and melts into skin quickly. Leaves lips soft and smooth—never tacky or sticky
About the Brand:
Ingredients Overview
Ingredients List
Glycine soja (soybean) oil, cera alba (beeswax, cire d´abeille), euphorbia cerifera cera (candelilla wax), candelilla cera (euphorbia cerifera (candelilla) wax, cire de candelilla), simmondsia chinensis (jojoba) seed oil, tocopherol
Key Ingredients
Beeswax, jojoba oil, vitamin E
Ingredients Details
Beeswax
Common Name(s): Cera alba (white),cera flava (yellow),apis mellifera wax
CAS Number: 8012-89-3
DESCRIPTION
What It Does: Provides natural wax structure and emolliency for cosmetic texture and lip balm applications.
Why It's Used: The original cosmetic wax – provides natural, hard-texture structure for lip balms, sticks, and creams with emollient skin conditioning.
How It Works: Complex mixture of esters (wax esters), hydrocarbons (hentriacontane), and fatty acids provides semi-crystalline structure. melting point 62-65°c enables stable solid products. emulsifying capacity from free cerotic acid content.
Typically Found In: Lip balms,cosmetic sticks,creams,natural cosmetics
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Primary Category: Functional ingredient – natural wax
Secondary Functions: Natural wax structure,occlusive conditioning
Application Areas:
Facial Skincare
Body Care
Hair Care
Beard Care
Color Cosmetics (Makeup)
Dietary/Oral Supplements
Typical Concentration Range: 2%–30%
SOURCING & ETHICS
Vegan Status: No – honeybee-derived
Halal Status: Conditional – animal-derived; verify halal certification
Source Notes: Plant-derived, synthetic or animal-derived. verify source.
SKIN COMPATIBILITY
Irritancy Rating: 1/5 – very low
Comedogenicity Rating: 1/5 – low; formulation-dependent
Sensitivity Concerns: Non-irritating.
Safe for Sensitive Skin: Yes
SAFETY & COMPATIBILITY
Safety Profile: Excellent safety profile. ewg score: 1.
Works Well With: Humectants,ceramides,actives as carrier
Avoid Combining With: No significant incompatibilities
SCIENTIFIC NOTE
Beeswax's multi-component wax ester composition (myricyl palmitate as primary component) provides a unique crystalline structure that gives lip balms and cosmetic sticks their characteristic 'dragée' glide – different from synthetic wax esters that lack this crystalline lattice diversity.
Last Verified: Cosing database,cir safety assessment
Primary Sources: 2026-03-12