White Beeswax – pharmaceutical grade BP/Ph.Eur
Description
White Beeswax 5160 complies with the British (BP) and European Pharmacopoeia (Ph.Eur).
Our cosmetic and pharmaceutical grade white beeswax is offered in white or yellowish-white granules.
Pharmaceutical grade beeswax is pure and contains the least natural impurities such as pollen, oils or propolis. Blended with other components, white beeswax is a sustainable ingredient used as an emulsifier for skin products, lip balms, creams, lotion bars.
The pellets are a fine-grained matt, non-crystalline fracture; the wax becomes soft and pliable when warmed by hand. Odour, faint and characteristic of honey. Relative density, about 0.96.
This wax is practically insoluble in water; partially soluble in ethanol (90%). and in ether; completely soluble in volatile and fixed oils.
Beeswax is secreted by bees when making honeycomb. Beekeeping is a sustainable activity which contributes to agriculture and increases biodiversity via bee pollination. White Beeswax 5160 is produced by refining and bleaching the natural wax the bees produce.
Specification
- INCI Name
- Cera Alba
- Melting point, °C
- 61 – 65
- Acid value
- 17 to 24
- Ester value
- 70 to 80
- Ratio number
- 3.3 to 4.3
- Saponification value
- 87 to 104
- Test for ceresin, paraffin and certain other waxes
- Pass
- Test for glycerol and other polyhydric alcohols
- Pass
- Format
- Granules
