ORGANIC Beeswax Cosmetic Grade Filtered Natural Pure Bees wax bars 1.76oz

Description

New ORGANIC Filtered Natural Pure Bees wax Candle Beeswax Cosmetic Grade
1.76oz/50g
Handmade!
Package includes: 1
Beeswax - one of the most unique products in the world.
Preparation and composition:
Wax produce young bees at the age of 10 to 20 days. He was released from the special wax glands located on the underside of the abdomen. Bees use it to build cells, as well as for the storage and preservation of other products produced in the hive.
Beeswax has a very complex composition. This multi-component product containing more than 300 substances. The main components of wax can be combined into 4 groups of organic compounds, each of which contains several components:
- Saturated hydrocarbons - 10.5 - 13.5%;
- Free fatty acid - 13.5 - 14.5%;
- Free fatty alcohols - 1 - 1.25%;
- Esters of higher fatty acids and higher fatty alcohols - 72.9%.
The main component of the wax - esters (75%). A large number prevents wax from entering into chemical reactions with other substances. Therefore, the wax can be stored for tens and even hundreds of years. The pieces of wax, have not lost their qualities found in the Egyptian pyramids.