What beeswax and where it is used
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What beeswax?
beeswax: use at home, benefit and harm.
It's weird, but even now, in the age of space flight and nanotechnology, scientists do not know exactly, What is the use of conventional products, as honey and wax benefit.
We know, they work, but what happens, When honey is ingested, nor chemists, or doctors can not explain.
A repeat in vitro wax composition and failed, although its constituent components known a lot.
Yet all this does not prevent the use of wax in medicine, industry, agriculture, science and art.
A little history
When people began to use wax, unknown, but in Greek sources found mention of it.
Example, in the famous myth of Icarus wings were made with feathers fastened with wax.
A tragedy was, the wax melted, When Icarus flew to the sun (now we know it, the higher, the colder), and the young man fell to the ground.
Ancient Egyptians added it in paint, and their prescriptions drugs from beeswax has more than 2000 years.
The ancient Greeks did not lag behind its neighbors – They treated angina compresses wax, it was added as part of cough and to increase the production of breast milk in nursing mothers.
Ancient Roman writer Pliny left us secret of white wax.
For this it was only leave a yellow feedstock in the sun – wax dissolved and svitlishav.
The Romans in those days were able to do softening skin cream based on wax, and for the treatment of dysentery added it to the broth.
Constant attribute of a Roman deities, Mr., patron of shepherds, cattle, god of fertility and wildlife, was reed flute, sealed with wax.
Since it made figurines of deities, posthumous poppies, wax candles, they paid tribute to the enemies or vidkupovuvalysya.
What beeswax
Wax – This organic matter, and not the result of some processing other products (pollen, nectar).
Bees distinguish it from special glands in order, to build cells and preserve food supplies.
Since the age of 12 days bee-gathering can produce wax.
It is composed of:
- fatty acids;
- esters;
- natural polyalcohols;
- water (from 0,1 to 2,5%);
- carotenoids (pigments, are processed in vitamin A);
- minerals, natural flavors and pigments.
Is it any wonder, substance with a structure can operate preservative and has strong antibacterial properties?
Scientists have discovered more 50 (other sources of whole 300) various chemical compounds consisting of a conventional wax.
Is there and additives: shell larvae, pollen, propolis, Natural antibiotics and many additives.
Scientists were able to identify only a little more than half the names of chemical compounds.
The rest are in very small quantities (Less 1%) and about responsibility for flexibility and low melting point.
Highest quality and pure wax obtained without using auxiliary heating.
Raw materials are placed in a special wax furnaces and expose to the sun.
Under its rays it melts and gives so-called wax-kapanets, which is used for cosmetic or medical purposes.
Read: Self melted wax in several ways.
Useful properties
Wax is so versatile, which found application in many industries.
Electrical, woodworking, automotive, aviation, metallurgy (casting), Food Industry, pharmacology, cosmetology can not do without this important component.
In modern hospitals practicing wax treatment.
Previous generations of them covered their homes, embalmed with it dead, added to the paint.
The first sound recordings were made on wax cylinders.
Treatment of wax used in modern hospitals.
Zabrus (the top layer, covering cell) help with stomatitis, gum disease or tooth.
To do this, simply chew it. During chewing purification through oral antibacterial properties of wax.
And okay, If he gets into. Vice versa, zabrus helps stimulate peristalsis, normalizes microflora and thus cleanses the body of toxins.
Importantly! If you are allergic to bee products using any formulations cause more harm, than good.
Do not forget to sample the back of the wrist before applying medicinal or cosmetic products based on waxy.
The use of traditional medicine
Wax – biologically active product. It contains antibiotics, has a bactericidal effect, retains heat for a long time, protects the wound from getting infections, absorbed through the skin, nourishes and rejuvenates it.
Perhaps, precisely because the wax has long found application in medicine.
Skin diseases
Psoriasis, eczema and other skin diseases treated with wax applications.
Wanted:
- garlic (2 teeth),
- copper (1-2 Article. l.),
- wax (1 Article. l.),
- petals of white lilies (5-6 PC.).
Garlic crushed and squeeze the juice, add the remaining ingredients and pour mixture into a dissolved wax.
Composition keep warm 15 min., then filtered and damaged cuticles.
Keep a refund can take up to half an hour.
In the rose '
Inflammation takes the following composition:
- 200 g. olive oil (suet, fresh butter);
- 100 g. pine resin;
- 100 g. wax;
- 2 Article. l. honey;
- 1-2 g propolis.
Butter, resin and wax dissolve in water bath (the resin can be pre-grind).
Through 10 min. enter into the honey, heat the same amount, add propolis and warm again 10 min.
All the while constantly stirring the ointment should. Ready-mix shift into a glass container.
Importantly! Ointment helps not only to rozhy. You can use it to treat any skin disease.
When warts and warts
warts (growths on the skin in the form of buds of cauliflower) most often found in the intimate zone.
In women, they are even in the vagina and cervix.
The only treatment for them – removal of damaged tissues using therapeutic drugs or liquid nitrogen.
Importantly! genital warts (Genital warts) can be transformed into a malignant tumor.
If you notice these growths smarter immediately contact your gynecologist.
Warts also removed with liquid nitrogen, laser or surgical removal.
Among the folk remedies against warts is a very simple method – rub garlic outgrowth fresh juice several times a day.
You can try and wax refund.
Need quality beeswax (Wax or paraffin not suitable).
Its melt and drip on the wart. Half an hour later the ball neatly off.
The next day the procedure is carried out at about the same time, but performance increases in wax 10 min.
With each procedure, duration of application should increase.
For joints
In the treatment of inflammation in joints (arthritis) well help warm baths or therapeutic ointment, by rubbing the affected area.
To prepare the mixture need:
- Beeswax (100 g.),
- mummy (10 g.),
- aloe juice (10 ml),
- cedar oil (50 ml).
Mumiyo dissolved in aloe juice, mixed with oil, pour in melted wax and mix thoroughly.
When sinusitis
For warms need to take part beeswax (20 g.) and powder yarrow (2 Article. l).
wax melt, add pounded the grass and a little cool.
Ingredients should be slightly warmer than body temperature, about 39 C.
Applique is applied to the area of maxillary sinuses and nasal root in several layers, cover with a towel and leave the patient with 15-20 min.
Then compress clean, and the skin lubricated little balm "asterisk".
Repeat heating one to two times daily for 3-4 days.
Importantly! Warming up with sinusitis shown only in the later stages of the disease, when a person is almost recovered, or at the onset of the disease, When manure is not very much.
In the acute stage heating sinusitis can lead to deterioration, until the occurrence of meningitis and encephalitis.
In gynecology
In adnexitis (inflammation of the appendages) You can make such applications:
- 50 g white wax,
- 10 g yellow,
- same calendula tincture,
- 50 g margarine.
Dissolve in water bath, make application to the waist. But wiser still to consult with a specialist.
hemorrhoids
For the treatment of internal hemorrhoids fit beeswax candles with herbs.
For their production need: two centuries. l. wax, rosin and sea buckthorn oil, 1,5 Article. l. propolis.
Melted wax and resin to remove from fire, pour oil, propolis and mix.
When cooled warehouse, generate from it Candles.
For healing
This cream is suitable for all skin lesions of traumatic nature.
In equal parts are wax, fir oleoresin, pounded dried nettle leaves and suet.
The mixture should boil, then use for dressing on fresh or not fully wound zazhivshuyu.
Possible composition and a therapeutic ointment: by 20 g. beeswax and resin and spruce 30 of vegetable oil.
At low temperature warm oil, He is immersed in resin and wax.
Ear candles
Fitovoronki or ear candles will help with traffic in the ears or deep cleaning of the ear canal.
Ear candle is a hollow tube of fabric, soaked in wax.
Cut several strips x / fabric size 10-15 see 3-4 cm.
Dip them in melted wax and wrap around an ordinary pencil or thick needles.
On top of the fabric can be covered with another layer of wax. After hardening gently remove the pencil from the resulting tube.
Importantly! Ear candles can not be used with purulent inflammation, damaged eardrums and injuries in the ear canal.
The use in cosmetics
Wax is needed for manufacturing:
- creams for the cold season (to 8-12%);
- deodorants (over 35%);
- cream for hair removal (50% and more);
- hulk (6-12%);
- Eye shadow (6-20%);
- hair care.
From home remedies to make based mostly facials.
But you can prepare and composition of wrinkles:
- refined white wax (30 g.);
- as much honey;
- aloe juice (10 ml);
- white lily flower tincture (20 ml).
Wax dissolve, mixed with other ingredients and warm for another half hour.
Read: Beeswax facial cosmetic.
In hot filter and pour into a glass. Store in the refrigerator ointment.
The choice of beeswax and determine the quality
Honeycomb newly built with a light yellow color, and those, that had a hive a year or two darker brown to rich.
In the fresh wax comb 85-100%, over time, the quantity is reduced to 50-60%, and the size of cells decreases.
In these cells can grow only small bee, as old cells removed from the hive and sent for recycling.
There are four main types of beeswax:
- Pasichny squeeze pressure immediately after collection. This is the highest quality product.
- Press Release obtain industrially. The result depends largely on the quality of raw materials and equipment.
- Extraction obtained after processing of raw petrol. He unpleasant smells, has too many impurities and soft texture. It is used only for technical purposes.
- Bleached wax is also used in industry, but it is much harder and cleaner previous version. Raw bleach in the sun or chemical means.
The most valuable is considered just extracted from fresh wax honeycombs.
He no additional bleaching white or slightly creamy, Honey has a light taste and does not stick to the teeth.
It is very useful, you can just chew.
At home, the quality of the wax can check the following parameters:
- high ductility allows real goods knead his fingers, if previously little warm in the palms;
- at room temperature (not higher 25 C) bar remains firm with equal, slightly concave surface;
- If the bar or drop a heavy object hit, it is easily broken up into pieces;
- does not crack during heating and cooling.
Importantly! Wax can falsify. By natural ingredients mixed with paraffin, stearin, rosin – cheaper and accessible substance.
As the melt in the home
No need to put a container of wax directly on the fire – enough to warm it in a water bath.
But do not forget: it is very flammable.
In a lot of beeswax fatty acids.
Therefore, in the home can not melt it in a metal container (with the exception of high-quality stainless steel).
At high temperature acid can easily interact with water hardness salts (These salts are even in the most pure and soft water) and metal, forming salts of fatty acids – the same, are part of the soap.
If you do not want to permanently damage the wax and rid it of all medicinal properties, Use utensils of heat-resistant glass or enameled capacity.
Importantly! After working with wax dishes quite difficult to remove.
Highlight for this purpose a special container and spatula or stiff brush (for applying cosmetic mask or compress).
storage rules
True quality wax almost always able to persist.
There is a scientific fact confirmed, that lying in the ground 1100 years bar is fully retained their properties.
The only sign of time was grayish coating on the surface of the bar, but when heated to 35 he quickly disappeared degrees.
Ideal storage conditions – dryness, darkness and coolness. In stainless steel tanks, glass or plastic it does not lose its color and smell.
You can still tightly wrapped in wax paper bar. Clean the refrigerator it does not make sense, If you deliberately do not want to cool it for, the better to grind.
Leave in place, where exposed to direct sunlight, especially in the south in the warmer months, is not worth.
Read: Solar wax furnaces with their hands: drawing, video.
Damage and contraindications
The first dangerous because wax, who are allergic to bee products.
They should carefully read the instructions to drugs, study the composition of cosmetics and confectionery.
Besides contraindications for health, the use of wax can be dangerous, if the product is falsified.
elements of, which can make for a natural:
- unusual taste and smell (should smell like honey and have light honey flavor);
- if the composition is paraffin, not split bar on strike, dent remains on the surface with a light edge;
- seen in the context of large crystals, and the cut is uncharacteristic shine and smoothness;
- chips too easily crumbles, when crushed fingers still feeling fat;
- bar sink in water;
- can not chew mixture: it sticks to the teeth, which never happens with present.
In another specific contraindications exist. There are procedures, which should not be carried out with certain diseases.
Example, Don'ts wax packs in the acute stage sinusitis.
Warming appeals fluid inflow, mucous membranes swell and block manure.
As a result of inflammation increases the risk of brain or spinal cord.
turns, as simple and familiar as beeswax product capable of surprises.
It lists only a small part, what is it and what are its benefits.
Industry and Medicine, agriculture and science – everywhere he finds widest application.
He is able to keep food from spoiling and makeup, protect the wound from infection, cleanse the body of toxins, remove inflammation.
And the damage it can bring only through the negligence of the person.
