Yellow beeswax is a slightly grayish-brown solid, yellow to a pleasant honey-like aroma. It is slightly brittle when cold, and appears as a non-glossy cross section of granular amorphous when broken. Insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol. It can be completely dissolved in chloroform, ether, non-volatile and volatile oils. Partly soluble in cold benzene and cold carbon disulfide.

Beeswax is an organic mixture secreted by worker beeswax glands, with the aroma of pollen and nectar. Beeswax is a fatty substance secreted by the eight wax glands located in the abdomen of the worker bees. The bees are used to build the spleen and cover the hive. Beeswax is the most widely used animal wax in modern industrial medicine.

1. Yellow beeswax is often used in women's cosmetics. Some foods and Chinese medicine also involve a lot of yellow beeswax. And many women’s face creams, lipsticks, and eyebrow pencils will have more or less yellow beeswax. This is because yellow beeswax has a certain emulsification and good smoothness;

2. Yellow beeswax also has great uses in the food industry. People take advantage of its detachability and plasticity. They often use it as a barbecue oil or as a special wax for various cooking utensils. In candy processing and pastry processing, this substance is also used as a release agent.

3. Yellow beeswax is also very useful in the pharmaceutical industry. It can be used as a base material for a variety of ointments, and can also be used as an outer packaging wax seal for some Chinese patent medicines, which can reduce the occurrence of moisture and deterioration of Chinese patent medicines.

Wax is a fatty substance secreted by the wax glands of worker bees about two weeks old. Bees suck honey and secrete a liquid through a series of changes in wax secreting organs-wax glands. When it meets air, it becomes condensed into scales, and these scales aggregate to form beeswax. Beeswax is in a solid state at room temperature. The color of beeswax varies with the bee species, processing technology, nectar source and the new and old comb spleen. Its main components are: acids, free fatty acids, free fatty alcohols and carbohydrates. In addition, there are carotenoids, vitamin A, aromatic substances and so on.

Beeswax has a wide range of uses in industrial and agricultural production. In the cosmetics manufacturing industry, many beauty products contain beeswax, such as bath lotion, lipstick, rouge, etc.; in the pharmaceutical industry, beeswax can be used to make dental casting wax, base wax, sticky wax, and pill shells; in the food industry It can be used as food coatings, packaging and outer clothing; in agriculture and animal husbandry, it can be used to make fruit tree wax and pest adhesive; in beekeeping, it can be used to make nest foundations and wax bowls; in addition, beeswax is also used in production Floor wax, various glazing waxes, crayons, ironing waxes, etc. and folk batik crafts; in the candle processing industry, beeswax is the main raw material to make various types of candles. It has the characteristics of long burning time, delicate fragrance, no smoke and no tears.