Wax – This environmentally friendly product of bees
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beeswax: what it is, The use of traditional medicine.
Almost all bee products, and the unique properties of wax are effective for the prevention and treatment of various diseases.
The first mention of the use of wax treatment was in the XVIII century BC, which is confirmed by the ancient papyri.
Ancient doctors and the famous Hippocrates advised to apply hot wax melted in the treatment of angina.
Today, this bee product used everywhere.
To learn interesting details of its composition, how to melt the wax and store, you should read this article.
What beeswax?
The labor process usually family of bees is to collect nectar and pollen from different inflorescences, then insects make honey, which retain comb.
To create these unique designs, Special glands produce a peculiar product, vaguely reminiscent of fat, which is called beeswax.
improbably, but the fact! Scientists have counted, the average bee family for a year to produce 3 kg of wax, used for building cell cells.
Many readers asked questions: where industrious insects making material for hundreds, To build such unique structures; where are the bees wax or where they get it.
To produce 1 kg of wax, family should eat about 3,6 kg of honey and a number of pollen – that's the whole secret, but how daily work behind this process.
Wax has 300 chemicals, it includes propolis, minerals, vitamins, are well preserved in its proper peretoplyuvanni.
IN 100 g clean product contains about 4 g Vitamin A, and in the same amount of fresh carrots – Only 0,01 g.
A content of provitamin A in 80 times more, than beef. The exact composition of the wax is still not understood by scientists.
Melting wax – rather laborious process, t. as necessary to clean it of impurities and foreign particles, but in this case it becomes natural color and looks attractive.
He was then poured into molds conical shape, Some beekeepers use this specially made containers, where it freezes.
The technology is different, therefore obtained by extraction and melted (obtained using organic solvents) the final product.
You've already learned, bees make wax, Now consider the details of his appearance and basic components.
How does beeswax
sure, it is a natural product, natural, t. as so far scientists have not managed to create something similar in the laboratory.
To distinguish natural wax from numerous fakes, be aware of his individual characteristics:
- If you chew a small piece, he never stick to the teeth.
- In sharp blow whole piece is divided into many small fragments.
- Color – yellow, may become darker during prolonged storage.
- The smell of honey and propolisnyy, resistant.
- Ingot surface perfectly smooth, cut and matte colors and patterns dribnokrystallichnoyi.
- Natural waxes drowning in alcohol, but not dissolved.
- If there are supplements – paraffin or stearin, is not solid piece split, but modified.
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White beeswax has a characteristic odor and is used for industrial purposes, t. he obtained by bleaching natural product.
The main indicators are: density beeswax, that matters 0,95-0,97, hardness, viscosity and solubility.
As the temperature increases its density is significantly reduced.
Starts with beeswax to soften +40 C, and the melting temperature – 60 degrees above zero.
Main components
The chemical composition of wax – This is quite a complex mixture, which include esters, alcohols, fatty acids and fat around 75% of the total weight, the same number includes free fatty acids (13-15%), and about 15% carbohydrates.
Rest – a mineral, vitamins and impurities in the form of pollen, propolis or shells of larvae.
Interesting! A natural product of bees consists of 284 compounds, but only 111 scientists are able to identify.
Hydrocarbons are not soluble in water, because they contain the maximum number of hydrogen atoms.
The presence of fatty acids allows the wax to change the original color when exposed to various metals: iron – add brown, brass – yellow, but unnatural, and copper – changes color with a predominance of green shade.
Therefore, the melting pot should be used enameled, tanks or stainless steel kitchenware.
How useful wax
We found, where does the wax in modern beekeeping, Now it is time to find out, which benefit from it and whether there are contraindications for its use.
Graduate medical education skeptical applying wax, but did not deny its therapeutic action in the treatment of various inflammatory processes of the skin, wounds or burns.
What remains unique ancestral recipes from this wonderful natural product, which are used to treat ulcers.
Chewing wax productive effect on the oral mucosa.
That's just a short list of possible its use:
- Included in nourishing creams, ointments and plasters widespread use because of their antiseptic properties.
- Excellent dignity mouth and strengthens the gums, helps in the fight against smoking.
- Used in the treatment of pharyngitis, stomatitis, respiratory diseases, t. it contains many natural antibiotics and preservatives.
- Can be used as a rival toothpaste: perfectly cleans teeth from food debris and plaque daily.
- It stimulates the endocrine glands, helps digestion.
If you accidentally swallow a piece of wax, do not panic: getting inside the body, it acts more, than activated carbon, help get rid of the negative consequences of dysbiosis, normalize gut and quite simply excreted naturally.
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Given these unique characteristics, quite simply at home to produce original material for children's creativity – wax soak in hot water not higher 60 degrees for half an hour, it becomes malleable.
Your children will be happy to sculpt figures from this fragrant mass, and through 15 minutes later he again becomes solid.
If they are swallowed with a little honey substance, nothing terrible will happen to them.
Doctors say with confidence – if not allergic to bee products, then the use of honey and wax within reason not prohibited.
How to melt wax
Wax has a complex chemical composition and very high values of density, because his contact at the molecular level with other substances difficult.
Before starting to cook different ointments and creams based on it, need to find out all the details correct its melting process, to keep all the unique properties.
It is practically insoluble in such liquid substances, as alcohols, water and glycerin, but interacts with certain products of oil refining, and goes well with naturally occurring fats.
Preparation of fusion
First, the substance must be cleaned of all contaminants, so pure to use for different purposes:
- if the composition contains various impurities, their selection is made separately;
- unacceptably high content of propolis or cerago;
- before you remodel, wax soaked in warm water overnight, constantly replacing the water cooling down;
- only use purified soft water.
The main condition – only use quality equipment. First melt the wax in a water bath, not boiling, t. as it kills all its useful properties.
Melted wax quite easily soluble in essential oils or paraffin.
Importantly! At home, great options experts say melting methods using steam or in a microwave oven.
For the first option use cookware, half filled with water, a separate container for wax and gas stove.
Through 15 minutes after boiling the wax begins to melt, gradually moving in liquid.
Color depends on location, which was collected by bees honey, and the impurities, located in wax: dark honey comes from a very old sot.
For the use of wax in cosmetics it just melt in water banyah, because in this case easily monitor the melting point and not let it boil, melted in the microwave just for household needs.
The main stages
- With a knife clear the scope of the WTO.
- In enamelled tank fill about 10 soft liters, purified water.
- When it boils, gently drop it raw.
- The main condition – correctly plaviti, to wax melted in water to liquid and homogeneous state.
- After the process drain water from the tank through a thick gauze.
- Leave to cool the molten substance and form.
If the whole process was carried out without violations, then the next day in a container, you will see a cake of wax with high density.
Read more: How to heat the wax without wax furnaces at home.
Problems after processing
If you are the smallest irregularities in the process of melting and cooling wax, its quality is markedly reduced, example:
- within the remaining particles of water or because of uneven cooling was making unwanted or empty;
- to obtain uniform color and uniform structure, wax should cool slowly, in this case it permanently retains the basic qualities, and this capacity wrap old blankets;
- fluid can only use clean and soft, t. to. in hard water residue can be, and the final product will loose.
Some unscrupulous beekeepers poorly purified product begin to lighten, killing almost all its useful properties.
Guarantee Excellence – is cleaned of impurities wax, expiration dates and restrictions on it have.
storage rules
Professionals advise beeswax, packaged in the form of cakes or ingots, Store in a dry and dark place, the best option – in sealed glass or ceramic containers, and all premises processed by special means Wax moth appearance.
Consider the need and the fact, the wax does not tolerate heat.
Very important! The presence of essential oils prevents interaction with other substances, increasing the shelf life of beeswax.
Rodents are dangerous pests for all products, their highly developed olfactory, because smell honey flavor is not big deal.
It is necessary to establish effective protection, to prevent the penetration of the premises for storing wax.
Mice can not penetrate the glass vessel, but the cunning rat traps are numerous bypass and penetrate everywhere.
The best option – This container with twist caps or special containers with side snaps.
Shelf with careful implementation of all the recommendations of virtually unlimited, because the wax is often used as a preservative in cosmetics.
Archaeologists found inside the pyramids and burial mounds of Scythian bars of this unique product with a touch web.
They lay there for several centuries, but do not lose their individual properties.
Long storage should take into account the fact, this substance perfectly absorbs odors, so should not be next to products with strong odor, otherwise natural properties Unique remain the same, but the smell would not be honey.
Conclusions
Natural beeswax – This environmentally friendly product of bee family, which must be handled carefully and thoroughly implement all the recommendations for its further processing and use or storage.
The slightest disruption of melting leads to irreparable consequences – must be extremely cautious, not to spoil this unique gift of nature.
Storage is also necessary to organize proper precautions, in view of the recommendations of experts of their craft, then you always have on hand will be positive, high quality natural remedy, and how to use it and for what specific purposes, you decide yourself.
