Description
Description: The Beeswax is collected from bee hives (bee Apis mellifera L,) and then gently heated and poured into tubs to produce the blocks of solid beeswax. It consists primarily of myricyl palmitate, cerotic acid and esters and some high-carbon paraffins (is a complex mixture of fatty acid esters, long chain alcohols, free wax acids and hydrocarbons).
INCI Name: Cera Alba
CAS number: 8012-89-3
Appearance: Becomes soft and pliable when warmed by hand.
Colour: Translucent yellow to dark yellow wax.
Melting Point (°C): 61.0 – 66.0
Acid Value (mgKOH/g): 10.0 - 22.0
Saponification Value (mgKOH/g): 65.0 - 102.0
*For external use only