Beeswax is a fatty substance secreted by the right-aged worker bees in the bee colony. The main function is to build the hive and cover the hive (ovary and feed house). In the production of beekeepers, beekeepers often use the old spleen or the spleen to extract beeswax. Let's take a look at the value and efficacy of beeswax!
1. Nutritional value
The main components of beeswax are esters, fatty acids and sugars, and still contain a small amount of water, fatty alcohols, volatile oils, pigments, vitamins, minerals, etc, where the ester content is about 70-75%, fatty acids are divided into two kinds of saturated fatty acids and free fatty acids (saturated fatty acid content is about 9-11%, free fatty acid content is about 10-15%), sugar content is about 10-16%, but will have differences because of bee species, honey sources, extraction methods and other differences.
2. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory
The most significant effect of beeswax is antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. The antibacterial ingredients in beeswax can inhibit and kill a variety of pathogenic bacteria. At the same time, beeswax has a good effect on decaying muscles, so it can be used for rhinitis and pharyngitis , Adjuvant treatment of inflammation such as periodontitis (usually mainly oral chewing), and has a certain therapeutic effect on trauma such as mild trauma, burns, scalds, etc. (generally mainly for the external use of melted beeswax).
3. Detoxification and Pain Relief
Beeswax is also a must-have for detoxification and analgesia, especially the detoxification. Therefore, a small amount of beeswax after being stung by bees and smeared on the stings can effectively detoxify and relieve pain. At the same time, beeswax is also helpful for snake venom and food poisoning. But be careful not to use beeswax to detoxify yourself if the poisoning is serious. The best way is to go to the hospital immediately to avoid spreading the venom and worsening the condition.
4. Maintain beauty and keep young
Beeswax contains a variety of antioxidant ingredients that can effectively remove excess free radicals in the body, while beeswax contains vitamins, aromatic substances and other ingredients to keep the skin soft, and the antibacterial ingredients contained in beeswax can inhibit and kill bacteria on the skin surface. It can promote the regeneration of skin cells, so that beeswax shows a very significant effect in maintaining beauty and keeping young. In fact, beeswax exists in many beauty and skin care products.
