Have you ever used tea wax? It’s our Education Manager Timi’s new favourite ingredient. Tea wax comes from the Camellia Sinensis plant, which you may know it as the plant you get your tea leaves from. . This particular wax is a by-product of tea production. The wax covers the tea leaves and after harvest, while the caffeine is being removed to be used elsewhere leaving the decaffeinated tea leaves behind, the process also removes this wax along with the caffeine. . Tea wax is relatively soft and has a very deep green colour. While it is not used as other waxes such as beeswax or candelilla wax (meaning it will not affect the hardness of your products), you should try it in your balms, creams and even colour cosmetic formulations. Even at 0.5% it gives a gorgeous green hue to your product. It is said to be a great addition to prevent transepidermal water loss (TEWL) and it helps create a product with lovely creaminess. . We’ve got a great new blog post coming for you in the New Year in which Timi uses tea wax to create a special high performance formulation... watch this space! Have you ever used tea wax? 🌿#formulabotanica #naturalwax #greenteawax #naturalingredients https://www.instagram.com/p/BruTYE_HT9t/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1llzqgzwf1x56