beeswax
Wax honey is a glandular secretion produced by the honey bees from the gland of the lower abdomen of the labia. The worker begins to secrete it when it is finished feeding the larvae on the eleventh day and continues to manufacture this wax until the 21st day.
The bees need nine kilograms of honey and a large quantity of pollen to produce a kilogram of wax. During wax production, it loses 20 percent of its body protein. The beeswax is transparent white, fragile and easy to break, and has a floral scent.
Installation of beeswax
Hydrocarbons account for 17% of beeswax, while monoclonal and bivalent alcohols account for 34%, long-chain acids such as albalmectic 31%, hydroxyl acids 13% and other substances 6%.
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The beeswax was of great importance in antiquity; it was used in the burial rituals of the dead, the coffins were painted with the aim of wrapping the body tightly, used to light the buildings and temples, and the statues were created.
Benefits of beeswax
Health Benefits
- It treats respiratory diseases, such as colds, colds, sinusitis, asthma and spring allergies, because it smells open nose pores and promotes breathing.
- Strengthens the immune system in the body, and is used as an antibiotic to treat some diseases and remove harmful bacteria in the body, in addition to having anti-inflammatory properties and some cancers.
- It treats skin scars, promotes wound healing, treats infections, stimulates cells to produce new tissues instead of damaged ones, and prevents infection.
- It treats digestive and gastrointestinal problems such as indigestion, stomach and intestinal infections, and heartburn; it acts as a natural laxative that promotes waste disposal.
- Strengthens bone strength and growth and protects against osteoporosis because it contains calcium and phosphorus.
- Strengthens blood vessels and promotes heart health.
- Treatment of thyroid hormone imbalance.
Aesthetic benefits
- Nourishes the scalp, stimulates hair growth, increases its density and softness, and also treats dry hair by mixing it with coconut oil and applying it to hair, and then washing it.
- Moisturizes the skin and increases its softness, as well as protects against harmful external factors, because they contain anti-bacterial substances and inflammation.
- Eliminates acne, treats eczema by mixing it with olive oil, and is used in the preparation of many cosmetics and creams.
- Treat lip cracking, by mixing it with coconut oil, vitamin E, in addition to orange and lemon.