Lemon Balm
AKA “Melissa, Melissa officinalis, Balm, Sweet Balm”
Ingredient
Ingredient Facts
Lemon balm
AKA: Melissa, Melissa officinalis, Sweet Balm
Ingredient · Skin Conditioning · EWG: 4
Plant-Derived Synthetic
Skin Conditioner
Not Clean
Lemon Balm is a cosmetic ingredient.
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Functions
Skin Conditioning
A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.
Antioxidant Protection
Fights Bacteria
Reduces Inflammation
Traditional Use
Used in traditional European and Middle Eastern medicine for over 2,000 years to calm nerves, improve digestion, and treat skin conditions. Medieval herbalists valued it as a topical treatment for wounds and as a fragrant ingredient in skincare preparations.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
Irritation
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Caution
Severe contact cheilitis from cera alba and other cosmetic oils, fats and waxes in lip balms.
Aerts O, Pyl J, Mangodt E, Dendooven E
Contact dermatitis, 2023
PEG-45/dodecyl glycol co-polymer and bis-diglyceryl polyacyladipate-2: Two culprits responsible of an allergic contact dermatitis to a lip balm.
Clark E, Samaran Q, Dereure O, Raison-Peyron N
Contact dermatitis, 2021
Allergic Contact Dermatitis to Trimethylpentanediol/Adipic Acid/Glycerin Crosspolymer in a Lip Balm.
Lockmann A, Schill T, Schubert S, Buhl T
Contact dermatitis, 2026
Verified Jun 2026
Data: CosIng · EWG · CIR