In fact, one known treatment to desensitize a person to local pollen is to eat local honey and chew on local beeswax. I believe my lips be allergic to beeswax also. A person can have a mild, moderate, or severe reaction shortly after being stung by a bee: I find it interesting that Balsam of Peru, Propolis (found in beeswax), Carnauba wax (cross-reaction with those who are allergic to propolis) and Jojoba oil (actually a wax, not a true oil) are each sensitizing substances. The corners are red and cracked. I tried chapstick, lip balm, vasaline, it didn’t help. Im grateful for these postings! Yikes! Brenda H. I have just found your blog for the first time and this was the first blog post and comments thread that I have read through. I’ve Had Dealed With This Many Of Times, And Guess What Im Only 12! Being a natural girl, I have pretty much had to invest in ingredients to make my own skin protectants. Next spring it came back and took another 4 months to heal. For YEARS my lips peeled. For example, if you see a rash around your mouth, then it is probably caused by beeswax allergy. I personally have not had any negative reaction to candelilla wax, nor have any of my customers or patients reported any negative reactions. I use Jason flouride free natural toothpaste. Beeswax poisoning: Beeswax can cause a gastrointestinal blockage if excessive quantities are eaten. http://dermnetnz.org/dermatitis/balsam-of-peru-allergy.html. I am glad the information we shared has been helpful to you! Is the propolis only in the beeswax? Hemorrhoids. My eyes have also been swollen and drippy. I had patch testing done and propolis came back positive. I too have the same problem and through trial and error found out it was beeswax. I had a similar reaction to that except mine spread around the outside around my mouth a bit more and was fire engine red for around four months. Was not getting relief fast enough from ketoconazole 2% cream intended for mouth. I thought perhaps it was a form of sunburn or an allergy to the weeds I had been handling (I usually get hives from certain weeds and grasses anyway). The website is http://www.ourtatefamily.com. So thank you for taking time to make a difference! There is an awesome herbal patch used to treat bruising and pain that I give to many of my patients with injuries, but it contains menthol and in sensitive individuals it can cause a rash that looks like poison ivy. http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/mediaroom/releases/Pages/Nickel-Food-Allergies.aspx So I changed back to Aquaphor, but had a small Aquaphor lip therapy in my purse I used when I was out and the rash got worse. Currently you have JavaScript disabled. Allergic contact dermatitis from beeswax in lip balm. The night before my tongue swelled up, I was using a ?Bert’s Bees stick from my car. http://www.dermatitisfacts.com/allergic-contact-dermatitis/allergic-contact-dermatitis-balsam-of-peru.php After one day in the sun when I used a sunscreen that was chock-full of benzoates and fragrance and I ate a fresh lemon granita, I broke out in hives the next day. You have helped me tremendously! I can apply it around my eyes and lips without concerns. The raw beeswax is very thick and sticky and amazing. How To Prevent And Treat Beeswax Allergy - Common Symptoms Of Beeswax Allergy Beeswax allergy is a common type of allergy. Whew! I have been trying to use natural products, but there are so many ingredients. Only using Aquaphor 3 X a day now as well… Maybe this will help someone else! Even the top of my hand where I rubbed the excess oil into my skin was itching like crazy….so, now I’m wondering if it’s the vitamin E oil and not the beeswax!? Many thanks. So I found out I had a beeswax allergy after being stung one summer. Propolis came back positive for an allergy. I am going to go look at your products now. Very interesting as I’m recovering from a severe allergic reaction to a lip gloss I purchased. I found this post when, after suffering with all the inflamed lip symptoms for months, I woke up one day to find my tongue swollen a bit. Also, have you read the newest blog post that lists all the most common allergens that lead to lip rash/inflammation? I am currently trying Tates Natural Miracle Conditioning Lip Balm which I purchased locally. These are minerals and less likely to cause a reaction on your skin than chemical sunscreens (such as avobenzene, homosalate, octisalate, octocrylene, or oxybenzone). They were dry and flakey around the edges, they also burned and even had these small white blisters around the edges. I'd had this red ring of pain around my lips for nearly a year, with no respite. It goes away in a few days. But I have another question, when my lips became swollen and itchy, I also got a small red rough patch on the tip of my nose as well. I could never have known on my own because the Balsam of Peru allergy is so complex. Hi Sarah, Beeswax! This has proven true, since recently using my original homemade lip balm containing bees wax. Will it be listed as such, or should I be looking for something else. I think I react to the bismuth but most people don’t, and they have fragrance-free mineral powder and mascara. I am happy you have found your solution so your lips can be free again! Here is more about some healthy foods that are high in nickel and can trigger increased sensitivity to nickel: Pretty soon I’m going to try one of the beeswax-free masacaras recommended and see if my eyes are ready for that. The skin was inflamed with one or two tiny bumps along the vermilion border (the edge between your lips and the regular skin of your face). I’ll have my web guy fix that. Out of nowhere, when i was 28, I woke up with the most intense, inflamed, red, and bumpy lips. Read the labels of the cosmetics and other products you use on your skin. I recently found out I am allergic to propolis. In one of your replies to a comment here, you wrote, When I started using EOS lipbalms, i was having the same rash reaction. Thank you sooooo much! http://www.zizaidermatologyproducts.com/Cold-Sore-Herbal-Lip-Balm.html. Which lip balm are you using now? nice to know I`m not alone…. He prescribed the following: I immediately applied chap sticks and it went away completely. Free2b - Rice Sun Cups, 42g. In the meantime, I recommend the following vegan (i.e. Any vegan lip balms that don’t contain lanolin (another common allergen) should be fine. I am using Vaseline and Nivea to as it is still very dry but not so red. He gave us ointment & cream prescriptions but not wanting to use those we got alternatives at the health store like sovereign silver gel, which worke! Many of my very sensitive skin patients have used it without any issues. Allergen. Please share your story with us in the comments below…, Shop ZiZai Dermatology Skin Care Products, Tags: allergic reaction, beeswax allergy, chapstick allergy, cheilitis, Clown mouth, contact dermatitis, exfoliative cheilitis, irritated lips, keep, lip balm allergy, lip rash, mouth rash, peeling lips, perioral dermatitis, propolis, propolis allergy, rash around lips, rash around mouth, toothpaste allergy. Sure do! I guess that was wishful thinking on my part about the honey. I couldn’t get the shipping calculator to work…. The thing about eczema (if it is atopic dermatitis) is that the atopic person can react to many substances that a less-sensitive person would not react to. Day 1 of lip rash. Oh no! Hi I just found your site by Googling allergy to beeswax… My story is not the lip area, but the eyebrow area. Misery may love company, but on this blog we use our misery to help each other get out of it I hope you have figured out the source of your rash. I struggled with this about 4 years ago, and I couldn’t find ANYTHING on the web about it, so I am so glad that this post exists… I hope it’s helping others. I remembered that I used my Burt’s Bees lipbalm earlier that day before it started to ‘flare-up’ at work. My lips healed within a week. My family rushed me to the ER where I too recieved an EPI-PEN to add to the collection we had a hand for my children. Sensitization to propolis occurs with frequent or regular use of products that contain it. I started using Herpes topical medicine. Well, I woke up in the middle of the night with burning, itching PAIN surrounding my lips. White beeswax and beeswax absolute are also used to polish pills. Besides avoiding bees, know what foods to not include on your daily menu. First, ChapStick brand, then moved on recently to the EOS pods. I tried everything I knew of to help with fever blisters and nothing was working. I have taken note of several suggestions that I will look into further, as I try to figure out what is causing my current dermatitis. Thanks for your site! Regardless, make sure you check the ingredients and directions prior to using any form of it, and if you have an allergy that may be related, don’t use it. Not all.) A few weeks later, I started googling images…I found your pics & they looked just like mine.After reading your blog, I realized that I had purchased some Burts Beeswax lip balm in February.I used it all the time, even after my lips began to be sore. I specifically added herbs that soothe red, inflamed skin for all of us who have been suffering from this rash around our lips/mouth. After appearing they become very dry, flaky and red and impossible to conceal. But the redness is only on my cheek and all of the others are itchy but fine. I use beeswax in most of my products as well. I have now found many articles linking beeswax (and carnauba wax) with propolis. Some days the rash was better and some days it got worse. Now my scalp is always dry and harden also swelling. It’s like a constant tug and pull with my lips now, I went to a allergist and he patch tested me for 60 common allergen and only 1 came positive, “NICKEL”. Hi! Honey — in particular raw, wild honey — is such a great treat. Thank you so much for posting those pictures! So frustrating to have all these allergies! It didn’t take long for my lips to start burning and itching, and I made a mental note to not use it again. $3.99. Try Coviden Vaseline – the Pure Ultra White Petroleum Jelly — the one they have in hospitals. And thank you Vanessa and others who are sharing your stories here. Although technically it is possible for young children to be allergic to propolis, no one is born allergic to it and it takes repeated exposure to develop the allergy. Thanks for your support! I am glad our information may lead you to answers! Thank you to everyone for posting……Please tell me that you ship to Canada??!!! How would you get around the dental cement though? I am waiting for a response from the owners to verify. My situation is similar. My mouth looks exactly like your pictures. I had to look it up on their website since its not onthe tube! Yes, I did read your poison ivy post and I have learned a lot from your blog. Concerning the rash after using Burt’s Bees wash, I had also experienced a similar reaction to a body product containing beeswax. I just peeled the label off of it so that I could see the ingredients, and the third ingredient is beeswax. What I used in my last blog helped but its ointment thats the key. That being said, there are flavors added to that line of lip balms, so I would only use them as protection when your lips are exposed to the sun and not all the time. My lip sensitivity began about five years ago after using EOS lipbalm. Does not mean everyone needs to avoid it, it just means this risk should be considered. That’s what I’ve been using for my baby girls severe ezcema from when she was on the milk formula. I love beeswax. I also used to get a pretty bad tingling on my face when I cleaned it with Burt bees. I think I am allergic to many things for example, I play the clarinet and my lips gets really red and when I eat meat my lips get red and itchy. Thanks for listening… …sad in Providence, RI. Please ship to Canada!! Just looked online and Carmex has beeswax in it! I emailed the physician who conducted the clinical trial. I have learned that they don’t always list every ingredient. Like layer of skin from sunburn every day kind of peeling. The doctors had no explanation. I don’t really wear makeup so that was an easy one, but in the few instances I had to or wanted to, the makeup didn’t seem to cause problems. I didn’t know what to do at that point so I tried to call dermatologists and a doctor.. everyone was busy..I was able to speak with a nurse over the phone and she recommended taking benedryl internally, so I did, felt weird from that, but I can’t really say if it made a huge difference. Shoemakers – beeswax is used for the seams of handmade boots and may be contaminated with propolis. My favorite base ingredients are coconut oil, lanolin (close to solid at room temp), and castor oil (leaves a light waxy residue that protects). Happy to know about propolis. If you try an alternative to beeswax, go with candililla wax. Dennis, did the triple filtered beeswax work for you? Over this last year (beginning in Aug 2011) I began to have a redness above my upper lip and sometimes below my lower lips as well. Two months ago the rash developed and am still dealing with it. BUT, we will also continue to craft products with plant-based waxes for all the people who are allergic to propolis (like myself!) I was so bummed because I did not know what was in it to cause that since it was beeswax free. I just researched sugarbag wax and this beekeeper says “Sugarbag wax is not pure wax but a mixture of wax and propolis.” Check out the original site here: http://www.sugarbag.net/wax/ Oh that is sad news for you if you truly are allergic to propolis. I went back last year (2017) and my translators were not as good so I learned less. Balsam of Peru is a common cause of allergic contact dermatitis, which occurs when an allergen causes an immune reaction in the skin it has come into contact with. Thank you for helping me determine my allergy! Can’t find any information online about the ingredients (Sam’s Club Aromatique candles) but that’s my guess. I was thinking cold sores but I had no blisters, just an annoying, peeling rash. You have absolutely no idea how excited and relieved I am to have found this blog post. Your mom IS brilliant! I thought it was a sunburn so I used Burt’s bees lip balm religiously and would constantly reapply hoping it would help heal the rash. So I bought the healthiest versions I could find – several different ones by Badger, and a few others – and slathered them on constantly when in the sun. The only ones that I did not react to was the petroleum based lip balm. so used it a few times that day, and then that evening…out of no where I felt these blisters begin to come out on my lower part of my lips..I kinda scratched it while I was just watching tv without thinking and man that started the reaction again..it was horrible my lips blistered that night and the next morning scabbed up and when I woke up they were so bad I took a cool damp towel and lightly rubbed off the scabs ugh that was not good. I’m done with beeswax products, and thanks for explaining that the causative ingredient is propolis. So today stopped having raw honey in tea. I’ve been at my wit’s end trying to figure out what’s causing my lip problems. It started last winter, we went to a dermatologist for a diagnosis & were told it was either a form of eczema (which she very occasionally deals with) or a fungal infection. I still have redness and they tingle often. I’m 99% positive that the Burt’s Bees lip balm is the source of my initial allergic reaction, and this totally makes sense given that the latest culprit shares this ingredient (I’ve been using a lip gloss that doesn’t contain beeswax and have been reaction-free for a couple of years – until I used the new lip balm). Will re-think the beeswax… thanks. I experienced the same symptoms you have plus , as well as angular cheilitis and some internal mouth symptoms (i.e. I’ll be wearing gloves from now on!! Thanks! In this blog i keep seeing where you recommend avoiding jojoba oil if you have a propolis allergy. These sites have a great list of everything to avoid until your flare ups subside: Sounds perfect, doesn’t it? With additional research I discovered that fish from Korea was injected with a blood thickening agent for preservation in ice while shipping. Once it gets to your mouth, the whole world can see and I was hiding from people too. Allergies to bee stings is not the same thing as an allergy to beeswax (you can have one or both, but they do not cause each other). Do you know if anyone has had success with the pharmaceutical grade beeswax? I am literally freaking out. I’ve used an extremely high grade of beeswax (yellow as well as white) for the past 3 years in everything I use and it wasn’t until adding the Shea to these recipes that I realized it must be the latter causing all the issues with rash and irritation. Beeswax-free (“vegan”) lip balms are not any more expensive than other good lip balms. Beeswax was listed as a possible allergen on something I printed out last night, but then finding your blog really solved the mystery for me and I thank you for getting this info out there. Both products contain propolis (!) I didn’t understand about Jojoba Oil although I saw it mentioned somewhere (I think I was purposefully ignoring…didn’t want one more thing to eliminate. I have a very similar set of allergens, except add parabens and formaldehyde releasers. Anyways, Thank you so much for your advise. I am allergic to Balm of Peru. Hi Diana! . Many women with this rash don’t have a clue why they got it or know how to get rid of it. I doubt that kind of reaction would occur in a person who was not allergic to the substance, as propolis is not known to be an irritant. Apparently, I’m allergic to animal saliva. Many mascaras contain beeswax or carnauba wax (a cross-reactant for those with propolis allergy). What is happening to me, is that I have had an eczema outbreak on my face and neck and eyes for about 4 months (after about 40 years relatively eczema-free). I have had zero reactions from the candelilla wax. I also occasionally get red itchy patches on my eyelids and yes, my mascara has beeswax. Same. Apply cool aloevera gel on the lips to soothe allergy on the lips. Up until then, I thought it was just winter dryness. I assumed it was still the cold sores, because it felt just like they do, although there was a lot more itching and burning than normal. I cannot say what the case is here. Two days ago, I used a chapstick with beeswax in it. This has so much great information!!! Our new vegan (beeswax-free) lip balm is now available for purchase at https://zizaidermatology.com/Beeswax-Free-Lip-Balm.html. I hope I have found the problem. Zi Zai! Thank you for your suggestions! As with anything related to allergies, we suggest you talk to your health professional first if you have concerns about any of the Bee Wrappy ingredients, as we do not take into account everyone's individual circumstances (the following information is a guide only). Several years ago, I had anaphylctic reaction to juicing carrots and locally grown apples. Select Page. Dermatologist gave me a sheet containing very vague and a limited number of products that contain propolis, but I’d love to have a more comprehensive and specific list of propolis free items. But all of a sudden (it seems), you have itchy lips or a bit of a red rash around your mouth or even a few small, itchy bumps. this is the 3rd time. But petroleum jelly is merely a barrier – it prevents moisture from escaping the lips…it will not add moisture. So it’s back to the plain petrolatum-based Aquaphor Ointment and/or Blistex Complete Moisture (but not Blistex Medicated Lip Therapy, which also has beeswax). I work in childcare, resently has strep throat and now I’m coughing phlegm and wondering if the amoxicillin that was perscribed might have beeswax. Since getting rid of any lip balms with bees wax, I have been symptom free for more than a year. I used those balms for many years, and do miss some of the ones I really loved. Regarding the honey, once your lips completely heal, try honey again to see if you react. I`m going to try SugarBag only and see what happens ! Fast forward to at least a month ago & its back, silver gel is not working this time & its so much worse than before, she’s actually cracked so bad she’s bleeding Hope your lips feel better now. Wow I didn’t realize mascara had that in there! As a beauty product enthusiast and collector, this is no small task. Resently I have found that lots of medications use beeswax in them. I woke up today with my lips looking exactly like yours in the picture above. I printed out a long list of Balsam of peru potential cross allergens and beeswax showed up. Beeswax! I even splurged and bought the “Ultra Conditioning” a few months ago. Great – thank you for sharing. It almost feels as if it is splitting. thanks, I final was able to find one. What kind of doctor will do a chemical allergy test? Unfortunately, some people are developing an allergic reaction to this substance and the most common reaction that occurs is allergic contact dermatitis. What’s more, as I was reading the comments a lot of things made sense. I do not recommend any cheap lip balms. I was taking Heparin blood-thinner and noticed burning sensations in my veins after drinking Smart Water porducts. One other thing. Sep 28, 2020 - Explore Mind Your Own Beeswax LLC's board "Asthma and Allergy Remedies" on Pinterest. 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