Beeswax

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. 1kg of beeswax contains about 4 million wax scales.

Bees need 50 wax scales to build a worker hive, and 120 wax scales to build a male hive.

A strong bee colony can secrete 2kg or more of wax scales to build nests in one spring and summer.

Storage of beeswax

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.

Utilizing its natural good adhesion, permeability, emulsification, smoothness and other characteristics,

it is widely used in the production of cosmetic products such as creams, lipsticks, rouge, hair oils, eyebrow pencils, eye shadows, bath lotions, and lotions.

It is formulated into a variety of medicinal and skin care ointments, plasters, creams, etc., mostly with beeswax as raw materials.

In the pharmaceutical industry, it is widely used in the coating and shell of certain tablets and pills, as the base material of ointments and ointments, 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., Tooth models such as base wax and sticky wax. Nowadays, beeswax is also contained in the rubber film used in the implantation of electronic instruments in the human body.

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

In agriculture, beeswax is mainly used for preservation of fruits and vegetables and for feed additives.

In the pharmaceutical industry, it is widely used in the coating and shell of certain tablets and pills, as the base material of ointments and ointments, 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., Tooth models such as base wax and sticky wax. Nowadays, beeswax is also contained in the rubber film used in the implantation of electronic instruments in the human body.

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

In agriculture, beeswax is mainly used for preservation of fruits and vegetables and for feed additives.

Beeswax is also widely used in candle processing industry, wax painting, batik, printing ink, lost wax casting bronze, painting and calligraphy mounting, etc.

Because beeswax is relatively inert, easy to maintain its shape at low temperatures, waterproof, and insect-proof, many handicrafts made of beeswax can be preserved from ancient times to the present.