BEESWAX
Synonym(s):Cera alba
- CAS NO.:8006-40-4
- Molecular Weight: 0
- MDL number: MFCD00132754
- EINECS: 616-889-9
- Update Date: 2024-06-21 13:10:12
What is BEESWAX?
Chemical properties
Yellow or light brown pieces or plates with a fine-grained, matt and non-crystalline fracture; when warmed in the hand they become soft and malleable. It has a faint odour, characteristic of honey. It is tasteless and does not stick to the teeth.
Chemical properties
White beeswax is produced by bleaching the constituent pigments of yellow beeswax with peroxides, or preferably it is bleached by sunlight. It has a faint characteristic odor, free from rancidity
Physical properties
It is a yellowish-white solid, somewhat translucent in thin layers. White beeswax is insoluble in water and sparingly soluble in cold alcohol. Boiling alcohol dissolves cerotic acid and part of the myricin, which are constituents of the wax
The Uses of BEESWAX
beeswax (white) is regular beeswax that has been bleached. unbleached beeswax is yellow.
The Uses of BEESWAX
Excipient.
The Uses of BEESWAX
beeswax is one of the oldest raw ingredients used in cosmetic preparations. It is traditionally used as an emulsifier for water-in-oil emulsions and is now also used to regulate a formulation’s consistency. Beeswax is used as part of the wax composition of solid and paste products such as creams, lipsticks, and pomades. When on the skin’s surface, it can form a network rather than a film, as is the case with petroleum. Though there is no scientific proof for it, beeswax is credited with anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, antioxidant, anti-bactericidal, germicidal, skin-softening, and elasticity enhancing properties. As an anti-oxidant, beeswax has some free-radical scavenging ability. Depending on its source, beeswax can be considered a non-comedogenic ingredient. It rarely causes sensitivity, and allergic reactions to beeswax are low.
The Uses of BEESWAX
Beeswax is the purified wax obtained from the honeycomb of the bee is insoluble in water and is sparingly insoluble in cold alcohol. it is used to glaze candy, in chewing gum, in confections, and as a flavoring agent.
Definition
Wax from the honeycomb of the bee. Beeswax consists largely of myricyl palmitate, cerotic acid and esters, and some high-carbon paraffins.
Properties of BEESWAX
Melting point: | 61-65 °C(lit.) |
solubility | Practically insoluble in water, partially soluble in hot ethanol (90 per cent V/V) and completely soluble in fatty and essential oils. Relative density: about 0.960. |
color | yellow |
Dielectric constant | 4.4(Ambient) |
Safety information for BEESWAX
Computed Descriptors for BEESWAX
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