beeswax medicinal properties. How to properly store beeswax after purchase

Wax is the second beekeeping product after honey, which contains up to 75% of ester compounds formed by neocerotinic, palmitic, oleic and melissanic acids, melissanic and ceryl alcohols.

Due to the high bactericidal properties of this biologically active substance, it has long been used in medicine. The scientist and physician Avicenna, famous in ancient times, described its beneficial properties and recommended it as an emollient and expectorant for coughs, as well as increasing milk lactation in nursing mothers.

The basis for many cosmetic and pharmaceutical preparations is precisely beeswax. There are a huge number of different recipes with the inclusion of beeswax. But, perhaps, one of the most common is the healing "miracle ointment", which has the widest scope.

Recipe "Miracle Ointment"
Compound:

200 g of olive oil (can be replaced with vegetable refined);
30 gr beeswax;
half the yolk of a hard-boiled chicken egg.

Cooking:
Pour the vegetable oil into an enamel bowl, dip the crushed wax in the same place and keep it on low heat until completely dissolved. Half of the yolk, previously mashed with a fork, is gradually added to a vessel with heated oil and wax. Let it boil for a couple of minutes, after removing it from the heat - let it brew for 10-15 minutes (make sure that the composition does not thicken). Strain preferably through a nylon cloth, pour into glassware and store in the refrigerator.

The effectiveness of this ointment is amazing! If it needs to be laid, it is heated up to 40º in a water bath.

« Miracle ointment "cures:

Sinusitis.
It is necessary to draw the melted ointment into a pipette and immediately drip into the nose with the most advanced sinusitis. With a double instillation with an interval of one hour, it is possible to get rid of even an old disease. The maxillary sinuses break through and the ointment literally draws out the pus with amazing force!

Purulent tonsillitis, abscesses and sores in the throat.
Apply a compress to the neck. With frequent (every hour) use, started in the evening - by morning the abscess will ripen and break through.

Purulent otitis.
Insert a cotton flagellum soaked in a heated ointment into the ear, change as needed. At the same time lubricate the area behind the ear. Pus is drawn out with powerful force. Treats any otitis.

Pain in the stomach, intestines, barley on the eyes, boils.
Before meals, three times a day, take orally half a teaspoon of ointment.

Gangrene, trophic ulcers.
Apply napkins with ointment, which must be changed every 2 hours. Treatment will be accompanied by copious discharge of pus and a sharp relief of the condition.

Women's diseases: mastitis, mastopathy, inflammation of the appendages, cyst
ovary, fibromyoma (up to 10 weeks)
Apply a napkin soaked with ointment on the chest, on top - a compress
paper (can be cellophane). Change preferably every 2 hours.
Fibromyoma cure involves more
long but effective course.

Toothache, boils, burns, swelling, pain in the knee joints.
Apply the ointment to the aching tooth and gum with cleanly washed fingers. Regularly apply compresses to knees, sore spots and wounds at night and there will be no trace of sores.

If at night the ointment is rubbed into the nails, then they will noticeably strengthen, stop exfoliating.

Note: It is better to buy natural wax from beekeepers. If the ointment is needed for oral use, olive oil is taken for preparation, any is suitable for external use.

Wax and wax therapy

According to its chemical nature, wax is a complex mixture of more than 300 substances, and man has not yet succeeded in creating an artificial wax that is equivalent in quality to bee wax.

Wax contains 24 esters (70-75%), 12 free acids (12-15%), epoxy, keto and hydroxy acids, beta-carotene, lutein esters, water, minerals, cholesterol esters, resins, terpenes, propolis, some impurities of pollen, remains of cocoons, etc.

Since ancient times, people have known the healing properties of wax: softening and absorbing, anti-inflammatory and wound healing. Avicenna also recommended beeswax to his patients as a cough softener and as an expectorant. From wax and rye flour, women made cakes for resorption of indurations, knots and lumps on the chest; for the treatment of mastopathy, wax-based ointments were made.

Wax therapy is a treatment with wax, but it should be understood somewhat broader - treatment with the use of wax (to enhance the effect of other medicines). This method of influencing the human body is primarily external (ointments, plasters, cakes, etc.), although other forms are possible.

According to dermatologists, beeswax is good for the skin; in composition, it is close to a number of components that make up sebum, promotes the formation of a waxy film on the surface of the skin, which prevents its dehydration.

In folk medicine, beeswax is also used to treat diseases such as inflammation of the maxillary cavities, asthma, hay fever, allergic rhinitis. With all this, preference is given to chewing honeycombs or wax caps of honeycomb cells (zabrus) - 5-6 times a day for 15-20 minutes. When chewing honeycombs or wax caps, the influx of vitamins and other biologically active substances into the body will noticeably increase, the processes of cleaning teeth and disinfecting the oral cavity and esophagus improve, the motor function of the intestine is activated, the secretion of saliva and gastric juice increases, which ensures the most efficient digestion.

Modern medical science has confirmed the presence in the wax composition of substances that inhibit the growth and development of a number of pathogens, as well as substances whose action is similar to that of antibiotics.

It is recognized that due to the presence of carotene and vitamin A, wax (mixed with other drugs) is useful in the treatment of certain skin diseases, pneumonia, bronchitis, inflammation of the oral mucosa and throat (with gingivitis, tonsillitis, stomatitis, glossitis, etc. ).

As a source of heat for pain syndromes, wax is used like paraffin or ozokerite (mumiyo) for osteochondrosis, arthrosis, adnexitis, etc.

When used correctly, waxing is painless.

It is very important that the wax for the treatment is of high quality and natural.

Wax is most widely used in the pharmaceutical industry as a base or emulsifying agent in the manufacture of plasters (sticky, mercury, sweet clover, soap), ointments (wax, spermaceti, lead, zinc, etc.), candles, therapeutic creams, etc. In significant quantities, wax is used in the manufacture of a wide range of dental preparations and prostheses.

Wax treatment test

Sometimes the body reacts poorly to a particular drug in the composition of a wax cake or ointment. Therefore, before any procedure, it is necessary to do a test. From the half-cooled wax mass prepared according to the recipe, mold a small (2x2 cm) cake and apply to a delicate area of \u200b\u200bthe skin. Insulate and wrap with a bandage or adhesive tape. After 1-2 hours, the reaction is checked.

If the skin in the place where the cake was lying is swollen, reddened, or some other symptoms of an allergic reaction have appeared, this medicinal component in the composition of the wax cake is contraindicated for you.

Lubricate the inflamed skin with boron petroleum jelly or hydrocortisone ointment, and after a while try to change the composition if other interchangeable remedies are recommended for your disease.

Homemade medicines

Wax patch

With the external use of drugs, it plays the role of a warming compress and at the same time, with the introduction of a drug into the composition, it is an additional therapeutic factor.

For oncological diseases: at the location of the diseased organ, make a fly agaric mesh (from fly agaric tincture) and cover this place with a slightly warm (almost cold) layer of melted wax for 30-40 minutes. The course of treatment is 10 days.
For bronchitis, pneumonia: rub the chest with a warming rub and cover with a layer of melted wax at a tolerable temperature. Keep until cool. Apply until relief comes.
With myositis, radiculitis and other acute neurological conditions caused by drafts or hypothermia: massaging, rub the sore spot well with bee venom (Apizartron ointment, etc.) and cover it with a moderately hot layer of melted soft wax. Keep until cool. Apply until relief comes.
wax cakes

They are successfully used in the treatment of colds and inflammatory processes, spasms and neuritis, oncological diseases and tuberculosis.

Tinctures of poisons, herbs and roots, flowers, leaves and minerals, pollen and propolis can be added to the composition of the wax cake, depending on the disease. The mass of the composition for the wax cake can be any; it depends on what size cake you need (according to the diseased organ). In recipes, only the concentration of the main components is usually given.

Before using one or another composition, it is necessary to make a test.

Anti-tuberculosis lozenge

Ingredients: for 100 g of beeswax - 3 g of propolis.

The value of propolis is that it kills Koch's bacillus (a tuberculosis pathogen resistant to alcohol, alkalis, acids).

Melt the wax over low heat in an enamel bowl; grate the propolis on a fine grater and stir with a wooden spoon into the melted wax (until a homogeneous mass is obtained).

Before applying the cake to the naked body, an alcohol tincture of propolis is rubbed into the skin.

Cover the cake with a linen cloth and warm with a woolen scarf.

The propolis cake can be used up to 10 times by melting again over low heat and applying hot.
Tuberculosis patients simultaneously with the course of wax therapy should drink an aqueous solution of propolis (in a ratio of 1:10).
A wax cake with propolis can also be used to treat bronchitis, pneumonia, to relieve coughs of any origin. Propolis cakes are also used as a remedy against malignant skin tumors and oncological diseases of other localization (Found)
For cancer patients, cakes should be chilled.
Wax ointments

Homemade wax ointments are used for mastopathy, wen, oncological diseases (if a resolving effect is shown).

Ointment absorbable

Ingredients: pork internal fat (healthy mesh is better), beeswax, laundry soap (equal in total).

Grind everything, pour into an enamel bowl and cook over low heat until a homogeneous mass is formed, constantly stirring with a wooden spoon.

With a cooled ointment, lubricate sore spots with a thin layer, like a cream. The duration of treatment depends on the type of disease.

Warming ointment

Ingredients: pork internal fat - 100 g, beeswax - 100 g.

Melt pork fat and wax in an enamel bowl over low heat, stirring the mixture with a silver spoon until a homogeneous mass is obtained. Squeeze a tube of ointment with bee venom ("Apizartron") into a slightly cooled mixture, mix quickly and thoroughly until a homogeneous mass is obtained.

First, lubricate the sore spots like a cream, carefully rubbing into the skin, and then apply a 1-2 mm layer of ointment, cover with a linen cloth and insulate.

The specifics of the use of medicinal products from wax

Wash the affected area with warm, soapy water before applying the wax patch or lozenge to the affected area. Wax therapy gives a much greater effect if it is preceded by water procedures - the pores of the skin are cleansed, opened, as a result, the effect is achieved faster and to a greater extent.

After the procedure, do not immediately get up, lie down quietly for 30-40 minutes.

Any wax mass can be used several times. You just need to remember: wax has the ability to take on all kinds of sick energy and negative information. After any wax therapy procedure, the wax mass must be immediately melted in an enamel bowl: heat treatment burns disease-causing energies.

When reusing the wax mass, the dose of the drug can be reduced by about half, since the drugs are able to partially retain their properties.

Everyone knows that honey is one of the most unique products in terms of its benefits to humans. However, not only this result of the work of bees can be used for health and beauty.

Wax is a product of the wax glands of bees.

The labor process of the bees consists in collecting pollen, processing it into nectar, and then producing honey, and it is not decomposed arbitrarily, but into small portion containers called honeycombs.

In order to form these "containers", insects produce a special, slightly fat-like product. This is beeswax.

Obtaining wax from beehives is a laborious process and consists in melting the honeycomb and filtering the resulting substance until all the dirt is removed from it and it acquires a uniform color. After that, liquid wax is poured into molds, where it hardens and becomes usable.

Depending on the production technology, melted and extraction wax are distinguished.

Melted wax is obtained by melting wax raw materials using wax melters. Extraction wax is obtained from merv using organic solvents (gasoline, petroleum ether, etc.).

Benefits of beeswax

The wax produced by bees is a mixture of esters and alcohols of higher fatty acids and fats (75% of the total mass), as well as a small amount of carbohydrates (approximately 15%).

The rest is minerals, vitamins and natural flavors, a small amount of water (from 0.1 to 2.5%), carotenoids (12.8 mg per 100 g of wax), coloring, aromatic and mineral substances, as well as foreign impurities - shells larvae, propolis, pollen, etc.

The pure wax isolated by the honey bee (Apis mellifera) is composed of 284 different compounds. 111 of them have been identified, at least 50 of them add flavor to the wax

The composition of wax has not been fully studied to date, therefore, it may contain some other substances worthy of special attention.

Physical properties of beeswax

Beeswax is an inert material, with high plasticity at a temperature of 32 ° C. The wax dissolves when heated in acetone, benzene, gasoline, chloroform and ethyl alcohol. The melting point of beeswax varies from 60 to 68°C.

The physical characteristics of wax depend on the quality of the wax, on the method of its production and processing.

Wax always looks different, and first of all it concerns the shade. It occurs from white to rich brown and even reddish colors.

Note!

Sometimes there is beeswax of a greenish tint. This may indicate a high content of propolis in it.

Its properties do not depend on the color of the product, but it is desirable to learn to distinguish natural wax from that which has been processed under industrial conditions.

Regarding the first option, everything is clear, but the second one is obtained when all useful substances are removed from the wax for some needs, and as a result, unnecessary and absolutely useless whitish residues are obtained, which sometimes they try to sell as natural.

Natural beeswax has a crystalline structure, it is homogeneous and granular when broken, and has a pleasant honey smell, which intensifies when heated. Waxes obtained from high quality raw materials are tasteless or have a peculiar faint aftertaste.

Note!

In order for natural beeswax to retain its beneficial properties, it should not be heated too much.

The main uses of beeswax

The material used for the construction of honeycombs is used in many branches of human activity.

We will not dwell on industry and how candles are made, but we will pay special attention to health and beauty issues.

The use of wax in cosmetology and pharmacology is explained not only by its antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, regenerating, and other abilities, but also by the ability to be well absorbed into the skin.

Based on this product, cosmetic creams, healing and healing ointments, moisturizing balm, patches, etc. are prepared.

Wax can be applied not only to the skin, but also to the mucous membranes, as well as ingested.

Regular use of it instead of chewing gum helps not only to overcome diseases of the oral cavity, speed up recovery from colds and infectious diseases, but also strengthens teeth and gums, and also helps to get rid of such a bad habit as smoking.

In case of poisoning, wax can be used instead of activated carbon and other sorbents.

Using beeswax - recipes

Those who want to buy a beekeeping product initially know what they are doing it for, but, as practice shows, most often beeswax treatment is limited to applying melted wax to the affected areas of the skin (abscesses, inflammation, etc.).

In fact, at home, you can prepare a lot of medicinal and cosmetic preparations.

We bring to your attention the most proven recipes.

Ointment on beeswax

For the healing of abscesses and open wounds (outwardly 2-3 times a day), for sore throats, coughs, constipation, etc. (internally 1-2 times a day), a healing balm is used.

To prepare it you will need

250 ml of vegetable oil;
25 gr of wax;
half a boiled chicken egg.

All components must be mixed and boiled in a water bath for about 20 minutes. After the resulting mixture must be filtered through cheesecloth folded in two layers, transferred to a hermetically sealed jar. Store the ointment with beeswax and yolk preferably in a dark, cool place.

Compress for joint pain

With rheumatism, arthritis, arthrosis and other problems with bones and joints, a beeswax compress helps.

To prepare it, you need to melt a teaspoon of wax, mix it with 50 ml of vodka (you can use diluted medical alcohol) and with two teaspoons of calendula extract (you can replace it with a cool chamomile decoction - 100 g per glass of water).

Heat the mixture so that you can lower your finger, soak a canvas rag with it, attach it to the sore spot and wrap it with cellophane on top. Leave it like this for 20-30 minutes. Do at least once a day for 7-10 days.

Wax for calluses, corns and cracked heels

This recipe has been tested over the years and gives a truly magical effect.

You will need 100 g of beeswax, 100 ml of propolis tincture and the juice of one medium-sized lemon (by the way, to make it easier to squeeze the juice out of the lemon, you must first roll it on the table, pressing it lightly with your hands). The ingredients are mixed (for this you need to heat the wax slightly).

From the resulting mass, it is necessary to fashion cakes and apply them to problem areas for 5-10 hours. The result will be noticeable the first time, but in order for it to be persistent, it is necessary to carry out at least a couple of such procedures.

Note! You can use this ointment for hands.

In order for beeswax with propolis to give a more tangible effect, you can first make a steaming bath with soda.

For lips

This recipe is perfect for any girl. It is intended for the treatment of dry and cracked skin, but can also be used instead of lipstick or foundation.

You need to mix a teaspoon of wax and almond oil, and then add two tablespoons of cocoa butter. Melt the resulting mixture and pour into a container from under the lipstick. Use as often as needed.

Nourishing cream with beeswax

Making a healthy face cream is not at all difficult. You need to take half a glass of olive and almond oil, add 50 grams of melted wax to them.

To make the cream more effective, it does not hurt to add vitamins A and E to it, as well as your favorite essential oils.

Hair Mask

You can use the power of beeswax for hair.

To strengthen, nourish and prevent loss, soften 50 g of wax, mix it with a decoction of hop cones 1:10 and apply for 15-20 minutes, and put a plastic cap on top to enhance the effect.

Contraindications to the use of bee wax

Natural beeswax will not bring harm to the body, unless a person has an individual intolerance to this product.

It should be used with caution by allergy sufferers (it is advisable to limit it to external use for the skin), and in no case should you exceed the dose prescribed in the recipes, and if you experience discomfort, such as irritation, skin peeling, rashes, itching, etc., you should immediately stop using this bee product.

How to distinguish a fake?

All the useful qualities of beeswax refer exclusively to a natural product, so before buying, you need to learn how to distinguish the real from the fake.

You should not focus on the color of the wax. It can be white, yellow and even black, and sometimes green and pink. It depends on what the bees ate and how the wax was processed.

It doesn't hurt to pay attention to the smell. It will smell like propolis or emit the aroma of those flowers whose pollen was collected by bees.

If the product is sold in pieces, you can hit its surface with a small hammer. The fake will not crack, but cracks will appear on the wax, and through them you can see the inside, which has a fine-grained structure.

In extreme cases, you can cut the bar. In the place of the cut, the surface should be matte. And most importantly, remember that a natural product does not change its color when heated, and when chewed, it does not stick to the teeth.

How to store beeswax?

Wax can be stored for a long period of time without changing the basic characteristics.

There is a known case when it lay in the ground for 1100 years and did not change in terms of physical and chemical parameters.

Storage conditions - dry, dark and cool room. Wax does not lose color and flavor when placed in stainless steel, glass or plastic containers wrapped in wrapping paper.

Beeswax is a very valuable and useful product.

Often, out of ignorance, it is classified as recyclable and does not even pay attention to it, but now you know how to properly use and apply it.

The use of beeswax in home cosmetology, medicine and everyday life

This product is effective in the treatment of allergic, infectious, inflammatory diseases. Actual use of beeswax at home for the treatment of intestinal dysbacteriosis, dental, otolaryngological, dermatological, gynecological diseases. It is used to make ointments and suppositories for various ailments.

External use of the bee product in question is most appropriate. It, along with other components of the homemade ointment, is applied in a thick layer to the affected area. The use of processed foundation inside is possible as a sorbent - it is not digested, but it attracts harmful substances, removing them from the body naturally. To sanitize the oral cavity, improve gums and strengthen tooth enamel, honeycombs and zabrus can be chewed for 10-15 minutes.

Healing properties of wax

Beeswax has the ability to:

disinfect;
relieve inflammation;
soften;
anesthetize;
heal.

It is very effective in healing wounds as it stimulates tissue regeneration. Its use in folk medicine is justified in case of pulmonary diseases, because the purified honeycomb has a powerful expectorant effect. In addition, it is recommended to use it to stimulate lactation.

Traditional medicine recipes

What can be done with beeswax to improve well-being? Its actual use as part of a therapeutic ointment, anesthetic suppositories, warming compresses. This amazing product is absolutely harmless and can help in the treatment of many diseases. In particular, its use is useful if you are concerned about:

allergic rhinitis. It is recommended to chew beeswax daily, in particular zabrus. These are the plates with which the bees close the honeycombs.

Sinusitis. Combine 20 g of melted peeled foundation and 2 tbsp. l. yarrow (powder). After mixing, cool to 40°C. Application: apply to the area of the sinuses, place a warm napkin on top. After 20 minutes, remove the application, rub the treated skin with Asterisk ointment. The treatment procedure should be carried out twice a day for several days.

Periodontitis. Stir 1 tsp into 50 g of purified wax. alcohol extract of propolis (10%). Application: chew the resulting dense paste every day for 10 minutes, pinching off a small piece. The course of treatment should be at least 2 weeks.

Smoker's bronchitis. Prepare an onion decoction by boiling a medium, unpeeled onion in a small amount of sweetened water for half an hour. In 30 g of wax (preferably white), add 15 ml of vodka and 45 ml of onion broth. Thoroughly mix all the ingredients, to obtain uniformity, you can heat the mixture by placing it in a water bath.

Application: use the prepared remedy three times during the day, 1 spoonful. The optimal course of treatment will be a month.

Whooping cough. Mix 20 g of wax (white) and 20 g of fat (goose), adding a couple of drops of anise or fennel oil. Application: apply on the chest (in the trachea). Before use, the mixture must be heated in a water bath. The application is placed for 15 minutes.

Tuberculosis. Combine 50 ml of aloe juice, 60 g of purified foundation, 100 g of honey and 0.2 l of Cahors. Application: within a month, consume 1 spoon after a morning meal. Repeat the course every 3 months.

Wounds and fistulas. On low heat, heat 30 ml of corn oil (can be replaced with sunflower oil). Dissolve 20 g of pine resin in it, then stir in 20 g of beeswax. Store the resulting homogeneous composition in a dark glass or porcelain resealable container in a dark, cool place. The tool has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, healing properties. Application: apply to damaged skin, if necessary, fix with a bandage.

Inflammation of the uterine appendages. Take 10 g of yellow wax and alcohol tincture of calendula, adding 50 g of white wax and margarine. Heat the combined ingredients in a water bath and stir. With a strong pain syndrome, it is important to use the resulting mixture as a compress on the lower abdomen, lower back.

Internal hemorrhoids. Grate and melt the wax (10 g yellow and 50 g white). Add to it 6 tbsp. l. yarrow (grass, crushed into powder). Cool the resulting mixture a little and roll rectal suppositories out of it. Application: enter 1 suppository twice a day for 10 days.

Calluses and corns. Put a container with 30 g of processed honeycomb in a water bath. Pour 15 ml of lemon and 30 ml of lingonberry juice into it, add 3 tbsp. l. lemon balm (powder). Thoroughly mix all the ingredients and transfer the product to a porcelain or glass container. You can store the composition at room temperature. Application: apply the ointment prepared by hand on the steamed skin of the feet for 30 minutes, fixing the compress with a gauze bandage with polyethylene.

Home cosmetics based on beeswax

This amazing product can be used as an independent remedy. It is enough to rub it in the palms of your hands and apply it to your hair or skin. For the face, purified foundation is completely indispensable - thanks to fatty acids, it instantly moisturizes the dermis, nourishes every cell. This is a cheap and harmless remedy for restoring the freshness and elasticity of the skin. The use of wax at home for hair will make them soft and shiny. It will give the nails the desired strength, prevent their delamination and brittleness. Its use as a means for home depilation will be no less effective than shugaring.

What can be made from beeswax:

Cream against acne. To 10 g of white wax add 10 drops of glycerin, 1 tbsp. l. celandine (powder), 2 tbsp. l. peach oil. Put all the ingredients in one container in a water bath and melt, stirring constantly. Pour into a pre-prepared jar, apply daily to the face.

Cream for narrowing pores and preventing the formation of open and closed comedones. Combine 50 mg of camphor oil and beef bone marrow, 10 g of processed foundation, 30 ml of lemon juice and 10 drops of olive oil. All ingredients must be thoroughly beaten to obtain a homogeneous mass. Application: Apply daily to the skin as a night cream.

Rejuvenating face cream. At 0.5 st. olive oil add 0.25 tbsp. coconut, 50 g wax, 5 vitamin E capsules. The warm mixture should be poured into a jar for ease of daily use.

Nourishing masks for different skin types. For normal and combined, mix 1 tsp. beeswax, jojoba oil and olive oil. For dry skin - 1 tsp. beeswax is mixed with the same amount of peach oil and glycerin. For sensitive facial skin - combine 1 tsp. beeswax, carrot juice, olive oil or butter. For mature skin - mix 1 tsp. beeswax, fresh honey, jojoba and linseed oils. The application of masks should occur before they cool. Wax applications can be washed off with water after half an hour.

Balm for hair. Combine in a water bath 50 g of purified foundation, 1 tbsp. l. cocoa, palm, Shea, argan, almond and papaya oils. Thoroughly combine all these ingredients and pour the mixture into the prepared jar.

Mask for damaged hair . To moisturize long and thick hair, you need to melt 1 cup of purified wax, add 2 tbsp to it. l. olive and coconut oils. Application: Apply the mixture to wet hair, after rubbing it in the palms of your hands. After 40 minutes, wash off the mask with shampoo, rinse your hair with water.

Important: for the face, it is preferable to use yellow wax, since it contains the highest concentration of vitamin A.

Using beeswax as a lip balm is also possible. Often it is used as a gel for fixing hairstyles. This product restores the water balance in the cells, saturates them with nutrients. With it, you can get rid of fresh and shallow wrinkles, split ends and dandruff.

beeswax at home

This miracle product can be used not only for the face, hair and traditional medicine recipes. Its application at home can be much wider:

Painting Easter eggs. With a thin brush, apply wax to those places that need to be protected from fixing the dye.

Making wax paper. It is indispensable when working with dough, baking.

Caring for natural wood furniture or leather shoes. The bee product will protect the workpiece from moisture and make it shiny.

Repair work. If you lubricate the nail with wax, then when it is hammered, the wood will not crack.

Protection of garden equipment. Applying beeswax to a clean tool will keep it from rusting.

Making candles. They will create not only a magical atmosphere of twilight, but also fill the room with a charming honey aroma.

This is not all that can be made from beeswax, but it is enough to realize that this product is truly unique.

Contraindications

Inspired by the acquired knowledge and understanding how easy it is to melt beeswax at home, take your time to act. This is a bee product, which means it is allergenic. Before you start using it for any purpose, you need to check how your body reacts to it. To do this, you need to slightly rub the skin in the wrist area with an unmelted piece of foundation. After half an hour, check for redness or rash, itching - the primary signs of an allergy. If not, feel free to implement the ideas above.

The use of beeswax in folk medicine, home cosmetology and everyday life is an interesting activity. It will allow you to maintain health, prolong youth and save money. Cosmetic cream, healing ointment and high-quality polish of our own production will exceed all your expectations.

All bee products have amazing properties. Beeswax has an extremely wide range of uses and occupies a special position in traditional medicine. Of all the primary bee products, it has been, and remains, one of the most versatile and most widely used for health purposes.

Beeswax is a rather complex product, which is secreted in liquid form by special wax glands on the abdominal cavity of young worker bees (aged 12 to 17 days). This task is performed exclusively by worker bees. The wax glands of adult insects atrophy after they begin their daily flights.

Waxy scales form on the anterior part of the sternal plates of the abdomen. Eight wax glands are located above the thoracic abdominal plates, 4 on each side. Liquefied wax is released, which, when exposed to air, hardens into thin flakes. Used to build combs and strengthen the entire hive.

The purest and most natural wax is translucent or light shades. Depends on plate thickness. The younger the bee, the thinner they are. Light, golden or yellow shades are more common. The beautiful color comes from pollen and propolis, which naturally color the beeswax. The dark brown color is due to excessive amounts of pollen oils and propolis.

Raw material is obtained in the process of melting and straining honeycombs and trimmings directly in the apiary. To achieve a pure yellow tint, several repeated procedures will be required. Poured into molds. After cooling and extraction, it is already completely ready for use.

You can buy a useful product at highly specialized points, at farmers' bazaars, from beekeepers, and in pharmacies. Differs in color, forms. The sizes depend on the target consumption. The use of beeswax is relevant both at home and as part of medical preparations.

Useful properties beeswax

The modern pharmaceutical industry offers as part of the production of medicines for humans and animals. Commonly used in natural remedies. The main ones include the following:

Oral care. Wax is rich in vitamin A with antioxidants. It has a good healing and anti-inflammatory effect. It can be used to prevent and treat bad breath, ulcers in the inflammatory process of the gum mucosa.
Stomach disorders are solved by chewing the product. It stimulates the production of stomach acid and saliva.
Heals various skin diseases.
Gives shine to nails, strengthens them.

The benefits of beeswax for the human body:

antibacterial and preservative action;
a natural remedy that is detrimental to bacteria and microbes;
antiseptic;
regenerating agent;
removes many harmful substances and removes poisons;
prevents and treats colds and viral diseases;
removes inflammation of the mucous membranes;
heals the oral cavity;
helps to get rid of tobacco dependence;
fully replaces the dentifrice;
indispensable for damage to the skin (abrasions, scratches, burns, frostbite);
used for trophic ulcers, eczema, scaly lichen;
relieves pain in the joints;
eliminates the accumulation of fluids in the tissues and redness of the skin;
normalizes blood circulation;
increases appetite.

The chemical and physical properties of beeswax are known in the treatment of arthritis, arthrosis, and sciatica.

Many people ask questions about eating and the allowable amount. When chewing, a small part can enter the stomach. Even a small dose helps to cope with colitis. But the daily dose should not exceed 15 g.

Beeswax is a combination of various long chain molecules. Consists of more than 300 components, although amazingly pure beeswax consists of three elements: carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Of these 300 components, about 50 contribute to the wonderful honey smell that many people like.

The exact chemical composition does not exist, like any bee product:

hydrocarbons (12% -16%);
free fatty acids (12-14%);
free fatty alcohols (about 1%);
linear wax monoesters (35-45%);
wax esters (15%-27%);
exogenous substances, which are mainly residues of propolis, pollen, small pieces of flower component factors and impurities.

Remember!

The composition of beeswax can vary between different families and different breeds of bees, as there is a possibility that wax production is closely related to bee genetics and diet.

Beeswax: benefits and harms

Wax is widely used in folk and traditional medicine, in cosmetology, in the technical industry. Considering the benefits and harms of beeswax, you should pay attention to its chemical content and use for various ailments.

The natural beekeeping product has no contraindications and restrictions in use, except for individual intolerance. It is important to note that in alternative medicine, beeswax can also be used for people with allergies.

External treatment with beeswax

In folk medicine, wax is often used externally. It is not difficult to prepare various creams, ointments or balms on your own at home.

Sinusitis

An ointment based on natural ingredients is one of the most effective and safe means:

removes inflammatory processes;
pierces the sinuses, draws out a purulent accumulation;
removes swelling of the mucosa;
facilitates breathing;
helps to get rid of headaches in the area of the nose;
restores and revitalizes.

It will take 50 g of beeswax, 150 g of olive oil, a cool yolk. Grind all components until a homogeneous mixture is obtained. Put on a slow fire until completely dissolved. Cool down and insist. Apply as an ointment or drops.

Pain in the joints

In diseases of the joints, traditional medicine based on beeswax helps.

Ointment:

melt 50 g of wax;
put crushed common yarrow, St. John's wort in a tablespoon;
mix thoroughly.

Rub your joints before bed. You can apply a cloth bandage. When treating sprains, mix wax with dry mustard. Apply in a thin layer. Wrap with a warm towel.

Mask:

wax 100 g;
honey teaspoon.

Apply to affected areas of the body. Cover with compressor paper and a woolen scarf. Withstand 40 - 60 minutes. The procedure is repeated daily for ten days.

Application:

put warm wax on a cotton base;
apply to the joint for 20 minutes, after wrapping it with a warm cloth.

Spend daily, a course of up to fourteen days.

Calluses and corns

To get rid of calluses and corns:

40 g of wax;
40 g of propolis;
lime juice.

Before the procedure, it is necessary to steam the legs. Apply the mixture and bandage. It will take three to four sessions. After that, removal will be much easier. Regular use prevents the formation of corns. The composition not only moisturizes the skin, but also maintains water balance.

Cracks in the heels

Wax promotes rapid healing of cracks. To do this, you will need: base, sea buckthorn oil 15 drops, licorice root in the form of powder 15 g. Pre-steam the legs. Apply ointment for 20 minutes. Rinse with running water, remove residue with a damp swab. Gently rub in clean wax.

Trophic ulcers

Recipes for ointments and balms for the treatment of abscesses and wounds are prepared from:

250 g of wax;
1 liter of olive oil;
150 g of nettle;
100 g resin;
30 g hemp seeds;
60 g of aloe;
50 g chamomile.

Mix herbal decoctions with wax. Keep for 30 minutes in a water bath. Strain and place in a glass container. Store in a cool place. Apply to problem areas for 30 minutes. Remove with a swab, rinse under warm water.

Beeswax is a good, proven, indispensable ingredient in the cosmetics industry. The possibilities of use are almost endless. Unique characteristics give a certain significance to liquid solutions, contribute to the formation of stable emulsions and increase the water resistance of ointments, creams.

Preferred lipstick ingredient. Gives a natural shine, retains consistency and color stabilization. Use in cosmetology:

in cold creams (8-12% beeswax);
deodorants (up to 35%);
depilators (hair removal products, up to 50%);
hair creams (5-10%);
hair conditioners (1-3%);
mascara (6-12%);
blush (10-15%);
eye shadow (6-20%) and others.

For hair

Used for treatment and as an additive in basic care, hair styling. Restores damaged hair structure, strengthens the bulb, gives additional volume, enhances natural shine, facilitates combing. It also retains moisture and prevents shedding.

Revitalizing mask:

melt the fourth part of a glass of wax;
add a tablespoon of the main oils of sea buckthorn, wheat germ, apricot to the warm mixture;
a couple of drops of essential oils, depending on the type of hair (for dry - linen, coconut, for oily - grape, almond);
cool to a pleasant application temperature;
rub in the direction of growth;
wrap with a film and a towel for 20 - 40 minutes;
wash off with shampoo.

Procedures with masks can be repeated once or twice every two weeks. Depending on the health of the hair.

For facial skin

The unique properties of natural wax are widely known for rejuvenation and maintaining the tone of the face and the whole body, in the treatment of acne, irritation.

beauty recipes:

Universal cream:

base 50 g;
retinol 10 drops;
almond oil and peach oil 10 drops each;
rose oil and sea buckthorn oil, 5 drops each.

Mix thoroughly. Store in an airtight container in a dark, cool place.

For dry skin, against peeling:

wax 50 g;
retinol 10 drops;
jasmine and peach oil 10 drops each;
avocado oil and pumpkin seed oil 5 drops each.

To stir thoroughly. Store in a glass container in a dark, cool place.

For teenage skin:

Organic material 60 g;
glycerin 1 tablespoon;
sea buckthorn oil and apricot oil 10 drops each;
sesame oil 5 drops.

wax 20 g;
rose oil, peach oil, wheat germ oil 3 drops each.

Remember!

All oils in the composition of creams and masks can be changed depending on the characteristics of the skin and the individual tolerance of the components.

For nails

Beautiful and healthy nails are an indicator of well-groomed hands. Often the nail plates are delaminated. The problem is eliminated after passing the treatment course with vitamins and minerals. With local treatment, beeswax helps:

strengthens, prevents possible problems;
returns natural shine to nails;
softens cuticles;
creates a protective coating;
relieves inflammation, accelerates the healing of wounds;
prevents infection.

Recovery procedures:

rubbing into the nail plates;
baths;
cream consisting of wax, basic and essential oils.

Inhalations

For the prevention and treatment of acute respiratory viral infections, acute respiratory infections, in the treatment of cough, inhalations based on beeswax are used. Just chewing the product helps to cope with sore throat, rhinitis and asthma.

Put 50 g of propolis, 30 g of wax in an enamel pan. Melt in a water bath. Inhale the vapors for 15-20 minutes twice a day. The procedure takes up to ten days. After four days, you can repeat the course.

Contraindications for use

Beekeeping products, including wax, have virtually no restrictions on use. Exceptions include individual intolerance. In order to avoid allergic reactions before use, it is necessary to melt a small amount and apply on the wrist. In the absence of redness, itching, you can apply without limitation.

How to distinguish a fake

Sometimes on sale there is a synthetic version of beeswax. To obtain a larger volume of goods and benefits, unscrupulous persons dilute the natural product with paraffin, rosin or other ingredients.

Important indicators of the naturalness of beeswax:

a honey aroma is felt;
pronounced golden hues (from light to brown);
matte cut, on a fake - smooth with a pronounced shine;
does not crumble in the hands, flexible;
does not leave oily stains;
when chewed, does not stick to the oral cavity;
solid consistency, a bar of the correct type;
does not change color when heated.

Rules for storing beeswax

The product is highly resistant to external conditions:

does not absorb liquid;
does not oxidize;
low probability of drying out;
initial weight;
resistant to various microorganisms.

But it has a high absorption of third-party odors. In case of violations of storage, it is exposed to external pests: mice and rats, wax moth larvae.

It should be stored in an airtight, dry, preferably glass or enameled container. Rooms with low humidity are suitable, it is desirable to exclude direct sunlight. Temperature within 20 °C. Shelf-life Unlimited. With long storage, a light gray coating may appear, which indicates a natural origin.

Often people do not know all the useful properties of a valuable product and classify it as recyclable. Natural medicine is used in many areas of pharmaceuticals, cosmetology and industry, and other areas of human activity.