Wholesale Natural Pure Yellow And White Beeswax

Beeswax is a natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis. The wax is formed into scales by eight wax-producing glands in the abdominal segments of worker bees, which discard it in or at the hive. The hive workers collect and use it to form cells for honey storage and larval and pupal protection within the beehive. Chemically, beeswax consists mainly of esters of fatty acids and various long-chain alcohols. To produce one pound of wax requires the bees to consume about ten pounds of honey.

Beeswax has been used since prehistory as the first plastic, as a lubricant and waterproofing agent, in lost wax casting of metals and glass, as a polish for wood and leather, for making candles, as an ingredient in cosmetics and as an artistic medium inencaustic painting.

2. In food preparation, beeswax is used as a coating for food, by sealing out the air, protection is given against spoilage and
mold growth. It also can be used as a food additive, in small quantities acting as a glazing agent.

3. In candle making , beeswax as the main raw material can produce all kinds of candles, natural and eco-friendly.

4. In the pharmaceutical industry, beeswax can be used for manufacturing dental cast wax, base wax, sticky wax, pills.

In other areas , beeswax is an ingredient is surgical bone wax, which is used during surgery to control bleeding from bone surface.