What a 2/5 rating means
On the comedogenic scale, a 2 is still within the non-comedogenic range that dermatologists generally consider low-risk. That places Beeswax in the range most people, including many with acne-prone skin, tolerate well.
One thing the number cannot tell you is concentration. Ingredients are listed in descending order, so Beeswax near the end of a label is present in tiny amounts and matters far less than the same ingredient near the top.
About Beeswax
It is a wax that lends structure and body to sticks, balms, and colour cosmetics. A structural wax used in balms and mascara, rated 0-2. Low comedogenic risk but a fatty-ester wax that fungal-acne routines often avoid.
On a label it can read as Beeswax, Cera Alba, Cera Flava, Cera Bianca — worth knowing when you scan an ingredient deck.
Beeswax in makeup and skincare
It gives lipsticks, mascaras, brow products, and balms their structure. Its irritancy is rated separately at 0/5, which is low.
If you deal with fungal acne (malassezia folliculitis) rather than ordinary clogged pores, note that Beeswax is among the fatty-acid or ester-type ingredients that community sources commonly avoid — a separate concern from its comedogenic score, and one with weaker evidence behind it.