Beeswax is the wax secreted by four pairs of wax glands in the abdomen of bees (worker bees). Bees secrete liquid wax from wax glands. The wax scales are white and opaque and have irregular pentagonal shapes.

Beeswax is in a solid state at room temperature and has a special fragrance of honey and powder. The colors are light yellow, medium yellow or dark brown and white. The section is in the form of crystals of tiny particles. Chewing sticky teeth, white after chewing, no oily taste. The specific gravity is 0.954-0.964, and the melting point is 62-67°C. Studies have found that beeswax is soluble in organic solvents such as benzene, toluene, chloroform, slightly soluble in ethanol, but insoluble in water, but under certain conditions, beeswax can form an emulsion with water.

Candles Industry

Bee wax could be used for candle make for pillar candle and candles with Character image.

And it’s popular for church, our US and Europe customers liked this kind candles very much.

Also we could do customized packing for it according to customer’s demand.

Pharmaceutical industry

In the pharmaceutical industry, it is widely used in the coating and shell of certain tablets and pills, as the base material of ointment and ointment, the packaging of Chinese patent medicines and the production of pharmaceutical slow-release agents. It can also be used in the manufacture of dental casting wax., Base wax, sticky wax and other tooth models. Nowadays, the rubber film used in the implantation of electronic instruments in the human body also contains beeswax.

Food industry

Beeswax is used as an important material and release agent in the food industry due to its good moldability, detachability, film-forming, waterproof, moisture-proof, anti-oxidation and deterioration properties. It can be used as food coatings, packaging and outerwear.