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East African Yellow Beeswax – BP/Ph.Eur.
Unit Weight in kg: 1
Description
Yellow Beeswax CN-1369-P is cosmetic and pharma grade pure wax produced by bees in Kenya and Tanzania and refined by the East Africa Wax Company. Each batch of this beeswax is fully traceable right back to specific beekeepers who are registered in The East Africa Wax Company’s supply chain, creating a direct connection for consumers to the beekeeping communities in East Africa.
Due to our unique traceable supply chain and direct contact with beekeepers we are able to guarantee the beeswax is 100% pure. Each batch is accompanied by a Certificate of Analysis demonstrating full compliance with the monographs of the British and European Pharmacopoeias for Yellow Beeswax.
As a cosmetic ingredient, Yellow Beeswax (Cera Flava) has many functions in hair and skin products: stabiliser, thickener, texturiser, humectant, emollient, protecting agent. It is suitable for a whole range of skin and hair products from balms, ointments and salves to depilatories, creams, mascara and colour cosmetics.
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Specification
- INCI Name
- Cera Flava
- Format
- Pellets
- Melting point, °C
- 61 – 65
- Acid value
- 17 to 22
- Ester value
- 70 to 80
- Ratio number
- 3.3 to 4.3
- Saponification value
- 87 to 102
- Test for ceresin, paraffin and certain other waxes
- Pass
- Test for glycerol and other polyhydric alcohols
- Pass