
Highlights
WHAT IS IT?
Night cream with antioxidant-rich formula
FEATURES
Ultra-rich texture, antioxidant-packed, nourishing oil blend, deeply moisturizing
BEST FOR
dry, sensitive
CHECKS
Free of alcohol, fragrance, essential oil, sulfate, phthalate
Who Is It For?
Adults With Dry Or Sensitive SkinWhat Does It Help With?
Dry Skin Fine Lines Skin Aging Free Radical ProtectionBudget
Affordable (under $30)How To Use
Which routine should it be used in?
Instructions:
Key Information
What Mario Badescu Says
Product Description:
Ultra-rich, antioxidant-packed face cream infused with a nourishing oil blend to soften, smooth, and deeply moisturize parched skin. Helps defend against skin aging free radicals and smooths the look of dry fine lines
About the Brand:
Ingredients Overview
Ingredients List
Aqua (Water, Eau), Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, Gossypium Herbaceum (Cotton) Seed Oil, Triticum Vulgare (Wheat) Starch, Quaternium-60, Tocopherol, Cetyl Alcohol, Isopropyl Myristate, P-Hydroxyanisole, Quaternium-15, Propylene Glycol, Diazolidinyl Urea, Propylparaben, Methylparaben
Key Ingredients
Vitamin-E, Beeswax
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 โ 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 62-65ยฐc 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 โ 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%โ30%
SOURCING & ETHICS
Vegan Status: No โ honeybee-derived
Halal Status: Conditional โ animal-derived; verify halal certification
Source Notes: Plant-derived, synthetic or animal-derived. verify source.
SKIN COMPATIBILITY
Irritancy Rating: 1/5 โ very low
Comedogenicity Rating: 1/5 โ 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 'dragรฉe' glide โ different from synthetic wax esters that lack this crystalline lattice diversity.
Last Verified: Cosing database,cir safety assessment
Primary Sources: 2026-03-12