A wax-like solid that is a mixture of saturated hydrocarbons which are created by the distillation from petroleum. Paraffin is typically used in candles, cosmetics, polishes and for sealing/waterproofing compounds.
Paraffin is a gas byproduct and comes in the form of a wax or a liquid, derived from the petroleum refining process. Paraffin wax is a grey sludge which needs to be bleached & processed before it is deemed suitable to work with. It forms the base of many skincare creams. It is used as a lubricant & emulsifier.
Paraffin is known to clog pores and can also be harmful if swallowed because of the fact that it does not break down easily. “In skincare, paraffin is commonly used in its oil form and again, it is a derivative of petroleum,” says Shapiro. “It is very smooth and slippery, which is why it’s oftentimes put in lotions and creams so that it can smear and rub into skin easily. [But] paraffin is overall not good for the skin.”
The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and the State of California, under its Proposition 65 Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, have identified at least seven major toxins in paraffin wax. Paraffin wax is the final byproduct in the petroleum refining chain and is basically the “bottom-of-the-barrel”, even after asphalt is extracted.
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soyspabath.com/paraffindips.htm
huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/10/paraffin-wax-beauty-products-treatments_n_7544194.html
Chap Stick – Peppermint
Ingredients: petrolatum, paraffin, mineral oil, tyldodeconal, flavor, bis-diglyceryl polyacladipate-2, …achidyl propionate, phenyl trimethicone, beeswax, …ernicia cerifera (carnauba) wax, isopropyl myristate, …ythexyl palmitate, cetyl alchogol, titanium dioxide, …hylparaben, saccharin, propylparaben, alumina, …hydroxystearic acid, silica.
Young Living Lip Balm – Lavender
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Bees Wax, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Lycium Barbarum (Wolfberry) Seed Oil, Rosa Rubiginosa (Rosehip) Seed Oil, Lavandula Angustifolia† (Lavender) Oil, Tocopherol (Vitamin E), and Tocopheryl Acetate.
†100% pure therapeutic-grade™ essential oil
Young Living Lip Balm – Grapefruit:
Cocos nucifera (Coconut) oil extract, beeswax, simmondsia chininesis (jojoba) seed oil, prunus amygdalus dulcis (sweet almond) oil, citrus paradisi† (grapefruit) peel oil, lycium barbarum (wolfberry) seed oil, rosa rubiginosa (rosehip) seed oil.
†100% pure therapeutic-grade™ essential oil
Young Living Lip Balm – Cinnamint:
Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, Beeswax, Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Lycium Barbarum (Wolfberry) Seed Oil, Rosa rubiginosa (Rosehip) seed oil, Tocopherol, Mentha piperita (Peppermint) oil, Citrus aurantium dulcis (Orange) peel oil, Mentha spicata (Spearmint) leaf extract.
†100% pure therapeutic-grade™ essential oil
Sprouts – Crazy Coconut Vegan Lip Balm:
*helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, fair trade certified, *theobroma cacao (cocoa) seed butter, euphorbia cerifera (candelilia) wax, *flavors, *butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, *cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, mixed tocopherols (vitamin e), *rosmarinus officinalis (rosemary) extract.
*certified organic ingredients