Apicare New Zealand
First Aid from the Hive!
Protect me Beeswax Lip Balm SPF15
Push up stick 16oz
Key benefits:
A non-petrolatum lip balm based on natural ingredients with an SPF15 added for extra protection. The water repelling properties of beeswax helps to sustain the sunscreens action for longer, and its elastic properties make it the ideal protective emollient for really staying on lips. This lip balm really will repair badly damaged skin.
Hero Ingredient: Propolis
Propolis is another amazing ingredient from the hive. It is a resin found in beehives and the literal translation from Greek is ‘Defender of the City’. It is used to seal gaps that may let predators in, to prevent decomposition within the hive and to inhibit bacterial infection within the colony. The use of propolis in the hive creates a highly complex immune defence system which makes the bee hive the most sterile environment known in nature. Propolis consists of resinous compounds and balsams, beeswax, aromatic oils and bee pollen. Propolis has a high flavanoid content and in laboratory tests, has exhibited a variety of anti-microbial and anti-tumour properties.
Hero Ingredient: Beeswax
Beeswax is an excellent emollient and provides non-occlusive skin protection. It is non-allergic, and has elastic and water repellent properties which allows it to sustain sunscreen action and provides greater permanence on skin or lip surfaces.
Beeswax locks in moisture, fosters cells and protects skin from damaging environmental factors. It is a natural nourishing moisturiser and has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, anti-allergenic and germicidal antioxidant properties.
The Mayo Clinic recommends lip balm made from beeswax for chapped lip care and prevention.
Ingredients
Cera Alba (New Zealand Beeswax), Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond) Oil, Lanolin, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, Ricinus Commumis (Castor) Seed Oil, Octyl Methoxycinnamate (SPF Ingred), Benzophenone 3 (SPF Ingred), Leptospermum Scoparium Mel (Active 16+ Manuka Honey), Sesamum Indicum (Sesame) Seed Oil, Essential Oils of Menth Piperita (Peppermint) Oil and Melaleuca Alterniflora (Tea Tree) Oil, Propolis, Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A), Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane (SPF Ingred), Limonene*, Linalool*
*Components of Essential Oils
