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Honey Bees Wax

Description :
Beeswax is a product made from the honeycomb of the honeybee and other bees. The three major beeswax products are yellow beeswax, white beeswax, and beeswax absolute. Yellow beeswax is the crude product obtained from the honeycomb. White beeswax is made from yellow beeswax by bleaching, and beeswax absolute is made by treating yellow beeswax with alcohol.


Details :

Common name : Bees wax
Latin name : Cera flava

Medicinal Uses :
  • Beeswax is used as an ingredient of ointments and enables water to be incorporated to produce water-in-oil emulsions.
  • Beeswax is used in cosmetic and skincare products as a thickening agent, emulsifier, and humectant. It has emollient, soothing and softening properties and helps the skin to retain moisture.
  • Bees Wax is a hydrating ingredient that increases skins essential moisture, an important reason why our handcream and bodycream works so well in retaining natural skin moisture. 
  • Bees Wax contains free acids, esters and other natural components, that give the wax special characteristics, such as emulsifying properties, plasticity, compatibility with other natural products and a pleasant scent. These properties make the Bees Wax a very suitable product for cosmetic formulations like facial and corporal creams and lip balms.

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