Beeswax

Name:
Beeswax
Detailed information:
Wax from the honeycomb of the bee. Beeswax consists largely of myricyl palmitate, cerotic acid and esters, and some high-carbon paraffins.

Properties:

Brown or white (bleached) solid; faint odor. D 0.95, melting range 62–65C. Insoluble in water, slightly; soluble in alcohol; soluble in chloroform, ether, and oils. Combustible.

Grade:

Technical, crude, refined, NF, FCC, USP (white).

Use:

Furniture and floor waxes, shoe polishes, leather dressings, anatomical specimens, artificial fruit, textile sizes and finishes, church candles, cosmetic creams, lipsticks, adhesive compositions.