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Detailed introduction to bee wax--making candle:

bee wax--making candle

Specifications:

Item		Index
Insoluble material in benzene	top grade	0.3% max
	first grade	1.0% max
	qualified grade	2.0% max
Hydrocarbon		16 - 18
Melting point		62–67°C
Density(20°C)		0.954–0.964
Acid value(KOH mg/100g)	Chinese bee	5.0–8.0
	Italian bee	16.0–23.0
Iodine(iodine g/100g)		8.0–13.0
Saponification Value(KOH mg/g)		75.0–110.0
Refractive index(75°C)		1.4410–1.4430

Applications:

beeswax is used commercially to make fine candles,cosmetics and phamaceuticals including bone wax(cosmetics and pharmaceuticals account for 60% of total consumption), in polishing materials (particularly shoe polish and furture polish) and as a component of modelling waxes.

Beeswax candles are preferred in most Eastern Orthodox churches because they burn cleanly, with little or no wax dripping down the sides and little visible smoke. Beeswax is also prescribed as the material (or at least a significant part of the material) for the Paschal candle ("Easter Candle") and is recommended for other candles used in the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church.

It is also used as a coating for cheese, to protect the food as it ages.

The burning characteristics of beeswax candles differ from those of paraffin. A beeswax candle flame has a "warmer," more yellow color than that of paraffin, and the color of the flame may vary depending on the season in which the wax was harvested.

As a skin care product a German study found beeswax to be superior to similar "barrier creams" (usually mineral oil based creams, such as petroleum jelly), when used according to its protocol. It is also used to make Cutler's resin.

It is also used to give sweets such as Floral Gums their floral taste.