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Contact SupplierHaving cemented status as a prime player in the industry, we take it upon ourselves to meet customers’ demands with perfection. Continuing in the same vein, we, being a Supplier and Exporter, present you Bees Wax in a wide range. The precise composition, high quality and long life make it an interesting proposition. We are thorough about vendor selection process. It ensures that our customers get the best quality on offer.
Additional Information : Beeswax is a natural wax produced in the bee hive of honey bees of the genus Apis. It is mainly esters of fatty acids and various long chain alcohols. The wax is formed by worker bees, which secrete it from eight wax-producing mirror glands on the inner sides of the sternites (the ventral shield or plate of each segment of the body) on abdominal segments 4 to 7. When beekeepers extract the honey, they cut off the wax caps from each honeycomb cell with an uncapping knife or machine. Its color varies from nearly white to brownish, but most often a shade of yellow, depending on purity and the type of flowers gathered by the bees. The wax may further be clarified by heating in water. Like petroleum waxes, it may be softened by dilution with vegetable oil to make it more workable at room temperature. Beeswax is also a common ingredient of natural chewing gum. There has been a growing use of beeswax in skin care and cosmetics. A German study found beeswax to be superior to similar barrier creams (usually mineral oil based creams such as petroleum jelly), when used according to its protocol. Beeswax is used in lip balm, lip gloss, hand creams and moisturizers; and in cosmetics such as eye shadow, blush and eye liner. Beeswax is an important ingredient in moustache wax, as well as in hair pomades, which make hair look sleek and shiny.