Yellowing beeswax

The most important insect wax from an economic viewpoint is beeswax, secreted by the hive-bee. Wax scales are secreted by eight wax glands on the underside of the abdomen of the worker bcc. These wax wafers arc used by the bee in building its honeycomb. From 1 j to 3 pounds of wax can be obtained from the combs when they are scraped. The crude wax must be rendered and refined before it can be sold as yellow beeswax. When this is bleached, it is known as white beeswax. ... 

Chnirnagcrt FORTE Fcrructlc] (elemental iron) 4 ferrous fumsitatc (demerit iron). Ester-C . vitamin It it (cyanocohalamin), and Folic Acid Soybean Oil. yellow beeswax Lecithin... 

Primal are tine Omcgtt 3 Tally acids, liootcic acid, Jinolcnic acid, folic acid, pyridoxinc 11(11, FMer C cholccalcilcrol.dl-tdpha-tocophcryi acetate, calcium carbonate carbonyl iron Vegetable shortening, soybean oil, yellow beeswax Lecithin... 

Yellow beeswax Neutral or alkaline hydrogen peroxide at 70°C150,151 Gives white beeswax... 

Beeswax. White [8012-89-3] and yellow [8006 0 ] beeswax has been known for over 2000 years, especially through its use in the fine arts (2). References to wax prior to the nineteenth century are probably to beeswax. Beeswax is secreted by bees and is used to construct the combs in which bees store their honey. The wax is harvested by removing the honey and melting the comb in boiling water the melted product is then filtered and cast into cakes. The yellow beeswax cakes can be bleached with oxidizing agents to white beeswax, a product much favored in the cosmetic industry. Imports of beeswax into the United States for the years 1990—1995 are Hsted in Table 1. Historically, Brazil had long supplied the majority of beeswax to the United States, but now (ca 1997) other countries such as China, Thailand, and Canada supply the majority of the material imported into the United States (3). 

BP Yellow beeswax JP Yellow beeswax PhEur Cera flava USPNF Yellow wax... 

After some time the system is evacuated and tested with a manometer. The connections of rubber tubing to the glass tubing of the apparatus are always a source of leaks. When a pressure below 20 mm is desired, the joints should be painted with a molten mixture of equal parts of yellow beeswax and rosin, or any other suitable non-cracking cement. 

Pioneer. [Theodcx Leonhard Wax] Pure refined yellow beeswax. 

White beeswax, white wax, bleached yellow wax, bleached ktswtx. Prepd by Oxidizing yellow beeswax cakes with peroxide Or in sunlight. Yellowish-white. Properties similar to those of yellow beeswax, except for a slightly different taste Preferred to yellow beeswax in cosmetics... 

Synonyms Cera alba White beeswax White wax Yellow beeswax Yellow wax... 

CAS 8006-40-4 (white) 8012-89-3 (yellow) EINECS/ELINCS 232-383-7 FEMA2126 (wh.) INS901 E901 Synonyms Cera alba White beeswax White wax Yellow beeswax Yellow wax Definition Purified wax from the honeycomb of the bee. Apis mellifera] commonly called white wax when bleached, yellow wax v en not bleached Properties Brown or wh. (bleached) solid with faint odor si. balsamic taste pract. insol. in water si. sol. in cold alcohol sol. in hot alcohol, chloroform, benzene, ether, C, and oils dens. 0.95 m.p. 62-65 C acid no. 17-24 sapon. no. 84 Toxicology Essentially nontoxic mild allergen may cause contact dermatitis, human... 

Beeswax. See Beeswax, white Beeswax, yellow Beeswax acid CAS 135457-95-3 Synonyms Fatty acids, beeswax Definition Acid portion obtained by saponification of beeswax composed of C24 to C36 straight-chain acids... 

Yeast Waiis. See Hydrolyzed yeast Yeast, zinc complex. See Zinc yeast derivative Yeikin 1018. See Hydroxylated lecithin Yeikin DS-, Yeikin F, Yeikin G, Yeikin Goid, Yeikin R, Yeikin SS, Yeikin T, Yeikin TS, Yeikinoi F, Yeikinoi G, Yeikinoi P. See Lecithin Yellow 204. See Solvent yellow 33 Yellow Z. See Disperse yellow 3 Yellow AB. See 1-(Phenylazo)-2-naphthylamine Yellow beeswax. See Beeswax, yellow Beeswax... 

Yellow sandalwood extract. See Sandalwood (Santalum album) extract Yellow sandalwood oil. See Sandalwood (Santalum album) oil YeZ/owsfone Taic. See Talc Yellow ultramarine. See Calcium chromate Yellow wax. See Beeswax, yellow Beeswax Yeoman. See Lanolin Yerba mate extract. See Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) extract Yerba santa (Eriodictyon californicum) extract CAS 85085-31-0 68990-14-7 977092-73-1 EINECS/ELINCS 285-361-4 FEMA3118... 

Pine (Pinus palustris) tar Rosinal 18 Rosintene 653 Tartac 20 Tartac 30 Tartac 40 232-383-7 Atowax Beeswax Beeswax SP 6 Beeswax SP 11 Beeswax SP 44 Beeswax SP 45 Beeswax SP 139W Beeswax SP 139Y Beeswax SP 154 ISO Beeswax Beeswax SP 420 Beeswax SP 422 Beeswax SP 424 Beeswax SP 426 Beeswax Commercial SP 1142 Beeswax Semi Bleached SP 752 Beeswax, white Beeswax White Refined SP 44 Beeswax White SP 52 Beeswax White Stralpitz Beeswax, yellow Beeswax Yellow Refined SP 6 Cerabeil White DAB Cerabeil White Selection Cerabeil Yellow Selection Ceraxoline T254... 

Figure 4. Bovine somatotropin (BST) plasma levels, measured by ladioimmimoassay in nanograms per milliliter, in dairy cattle injected subcutaneously with formulations consisting of 9 1 sesame oil/white beeswax, 9.5 0.5 sesame oil/white beeswax, or 9 1 peanut oil/yellow beeswax containing about 12.5% suspended bovine somatobDpm in a 4 9-g injection. (Data from Ferguson et al., 1990.)...

In the food industry, waxes are used as agents to repel water (hydrophobicity) on the surface of fruits and other food products, and to improve their appearance (fruits and some sweets). The waxes that are allowed for use in foods are legally limited to white and yellow beeswax, candelilla wax, carnauba wax and shellac. 

Common/vernacular names Beeswax, bleached beeswax, white beeswax, white wax, yellow beeswax, and yellow wax. 

There are three major beeswax products yellow beeswax, white beeswax (bleached beeswax), and beeswax absolute (absolute cire d abeille). Yellow beeswax is the crude beeswax first obtained from the honeycombs. White beeswax and beeswax absolute are derived from yellow beeswax, the former from bleaching with the combined action of air, sunlight, and moisture (or with peroxides) and the latter by extraction with alcohol. Beeswax is produced worldwide. 

Yellow beeswax is a yellow to brownish yellow or grayish brown solid with an agreeable honey-like odor and faint but characteristic taste it melts between 62 and 65°C. 

White beeswax is a yellowish-white solid with a faint, characteristic odor, less pronounced than yellow beeswax it is almost tasteless and translucent in thin layers melts between 62 and 65°C. 

Yellow beeswax, white beeswax, and beeswax absolute first two are official in F.C.C. and N.F. 

Ointment of Resin, B.P.C, Consists of 26 per cent colophony in a base composed of yellow beeswax, olive oil and lard. 

See also Beeswax, white Beeswax, yellow Beeswax, bleached. See Beeswax, white Beeswax, hydrolyzed. See Hydrolyzed beeswax Beeswax, oxidized. See Oxidized beeswax Beeswax, synthetic... 

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