BEESWAX

Beeswax is considered to be among man’s earliest raw materials. Adopted by ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome, Beeswax was ancient man’s first plastic, cosmetic, medicinal material and artist’s media for painting, sculpture and jewelry; and has been in active use for more than four thousand years. Beeswax is secreted by the honeybee (Apis Mellifera) Latin for ‘honey bearer’, which is used for building its hexagonal combs within the hive. Wax is collected by removing a portion of the hive’s ‘cappings’ and then refined for use in a wide variety of applications.

Unitedwaxes.com Inc is considered to be the leading global refiner of Beeswax, producing White and Yellow Grades of Beeswax, certified to the current USP/NF Monograph, food chemicals codex, and other compendium. We also produce our own USDA Certified Organic Beeswax.

The company sources crude wax from dozens of countries throughout the world. Our valued supplier relations are personal, trusted and long term associations. Among our wax sources we count individual beekeepers, local co-operatives, fair-trade community groups, honey industry suppliers and established and reliable international traders.

Unitedwaxes.com also offers several economical Synthetic and Commercial Grades of Beeswax, and Beeswax Substitutes with comparable physical properties, function and performance metrics.

Benefits:

High binding strength
Pronounced plasticity
Excellent emulsifiability
Improves structure, oil retention, pay-off and mold release for stick applications

Forms Available:

Slabs
Cakes
Pastilles (pellets)

Applications Include:

Cosmetics, Creams, Glamour Products, Lotions, Pharmaceuticals, Ointments, Tablet Coatings, Candles, Confections, Hard Shell Candy Coatings, Wood and Floor Polishes.

Compatibility:

Beeswax is compatible with most vegetable and mineral waxes and a large variety of natural and synthetic resins.

BEESWAX-COSMETIC/ PHARMACEUTICAL GRADE
S & P Number	Melting Point Open Cap. Tube USP Class II	Acid Value	Saponification Value	Ester Value	Saponification Cloud Test	Color
6 *	62°C – 65°C	17-24	89-103	72-79	65°C Max.	Yellow
422	62°C – 65°C	17-24	89-103	72-79	65°C Max.	Off-White
424	62°C – 65°C	17-24	89-103	72-79	65°C Max.	Off-White
DR-100 *	62°C – 65°C	17-24	89-103	72-79	65°C Max.	Yellow
DR-101 *	62°C – 65°C	17-24	89-103	72-79	65°C Max.	Off-White
425	61°C – 65°C	17-24	87-104	70-80	N/A	Off-White
425Y	61°C – 65°C	17-24	87-104	70-80	N/A	Yellow
* ECOCERT APPROVED

BEESWAX-GENERAL APPLICATIONS
S & P Number	Melting Point Open Cap. Tube USP Class II	Acid Value	Saponification Value	Ester Value	Saponification Cloud Test	Color
44P	60°C – 65°C	17-24	89-103	72-79	65°C Max.	Off-White
45P	60°C – 65°C	17-24	89-103	72-79	65°C Max.	Yellow
139W	60°C – 65°C	17-24	89-103	N/A	N/A	Off-White
139Y	60°C – 65°C	17-24	89-103	N/A	N/A	Yellow

ISO-BEESWAX
S & P Number	Melting Point Open Cap. Tube USP Class II	Acid Value	Saponification Value	Ester Value	Saponification Cloud Test	Color
154P	60°C – 65°C	17-24	89-103		N/A	Amber

BEESWAX-SYNTHETIC
S & P Number	Melting Point Open Cap. Tube USP Class II	Acid Value	Saponification Value	Ester Value	Penetration	Color
58	60°C – 68°C	17-24	89-103	N/A	11-19	White
122	60°C – 65°C	17-24		72-79	N/A	Off-White
755P	74°C – 78°C	19.3-24	N/A	69-77	13-19	Off-White
772P	62°C – 65°C	17-24	89-103	N/A	8-14	Off-White

BEESWAX-SUBSTITUTE
S & P Number	Melting Point Open Cap. Tube USP Class II	Acid Value	Saponification Value	Color
EM-204	62°C – 65°C	17-24	88-102	White

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Country of Origin: USA
Beeswax is GRAS listed and approved for end use under regulation 21CFR184.1973.
Unitedwaxes.com beeswax does not contain any preservatives.
Beeswax Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS#) is 1521.90.2000-White, 1521.90.4000-Yellow

Residual Solvents: Unitedwaxes.com manufactures Beeswax without the use of Class 1, 2, or 3 solvents and there is no potential for Class 1, 2, or 3 residual solvents to be present in the manufacturing process. There is no potential for any other solvent to be present in our beeswaxes.

“This information relates only to the specific material designated in its pure described state and may not be valid for such materials used in combination with any other materials or in any process. Such information is to the best of Unitedwaxes.com’s knowledge and belief, accurate and reliable. However,no representation, warranty or guarantee is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. It is the user’s responsibility to satisfy himself as to the suitableness and completeness of such information for his own particular use.”