BEESWAX
One of the many benefits of bee keeping is collecting their wax after drawing the honey
Beeswax was among the first plastics to be used, alongside other natural polymers such as gutta-percha, horn, tortoiseshell and shellac. For thousands of years, beeswax has had a wide variety of applications; it has been found in the tombs of Egypt, in wrecked Viking ships and in Roman ruins.
Beeswax never goes bad and can be heated and reused. Fragrant beeswax candles are non-toxic and burn much longer than petro-chemical based substitutes. In fact, pure beeswax has the highest melting point of any known wax, so it does not easily drip, and the smokeless flames provide a powerful thermal power compared to other waxes. Beeswax also has a naturally sweet scent.
The use of beeswax in skin care and cosmetics has become very popular in recent times. A German study found beeswax to be superior to similar barrier creams, and it is used in lip balm, lip gloss, hand creams, salves, and moisturizers; and also in cosmetics such as eye shadow, blush, and eye liner. Beeswax is also an important ingredient in moustache wax and hair pomades which make the hair look sleek and shiny.
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Health benefits
• Locks in moisture, fosters cell regeneration and protects skin from the environment
• Anti-inflammatory
• Anti-bacterial
• Anti-oxidant
• Even after processing, beeswax still remains a biologically active product, retaining its anti-bacterial properties and Vitamin A (necessary for normal cell development)
• Excellent in lip balms, salves and moisturisers
• Often used in cosmetics, depilatories and protective creams