Many people ask how is beeswax made? It is a key ingredient for honeybees when they are looking to create a new hive. Utilizing a special gland in their abdomens, worker bees digest honey and convert it into liquid beeswax which they excrete to create the honeycomb. Beeswax hardens upon contact with the air and appears as a wax scale, which resembles a tree when viewed under a microscope.
Beekeepers use man-made hives to help bees build an internal structure in which they produce wax and store honey. Beeswax is secreted by worker bees aged 17 days or younger, and their wax glands atrophy when they start foraging. This sophisticated process yields a small amount of wax, reflective of a bee’s tireless task.
Beeswax is a natural, food-grade wax used to produce durable and high-quality products. It has a white color when freshly prepared and takes on a golden hue when mixed with pollen. It provides excellent storage, makes fragrant and long-burning candles, and is the perfect base for body care products.
How do we turn yellow into white beeswax?
White beeswax is produced by a pressure-filtration process involving yellow beeswax. This process removes the yellow pigments and other components responsible for the yellow color, as well as natural scent, resulting in a white color. White beeswax is composed of saturated hydrocarbons and a variety of esters, fats, and free acids with a melting point of up to 64°C. It has a malleable and hydrophobic consistency, making it useful for a range of applications. Though it lacks the yellow wax’s natural scent and color, it may be preferable for certain uses.
This is used in a number of industrial applications, including cosmetic and personal care, food, and candle-making. In cosmetics and personal care, white beeswax is used as a thickener and emulsifier. In the food industry, white beeswax is used as a coating for fruit, vegetables, and baked goods to provide protection and improve appearance. In candle-making, white beeswax is used to make pillar candles and other types of candles, providing a clean and neutral base for other scents and colors to be added.
Organic Beeswax Pastilles is a natural product there can be variances in color then in the photo shown.
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