Many people use beeswax or propolis to make soap, so what is the difference between the two?
Beeswax is also called yellow wax and beeswax. Beeswax is a fatty substance secreted by the 4 pairs of wax glands on the abdomen of worker bees in the colony. In the colony, the worker bees use their own wax to repair the nest spleen, ovary cover and feed room cover. The comb spleen is a place for the bees to store food, nurture the bees and inhabit and clump together. Therefore, beeswax is not only a product of the bee colony, but also a necessary material for its survival and reproduction.
Pharmacological effects of beeswax
1. Regulate immune function.
Xie Zhixun and others added beeswax to animal husbandry vaccines, and the results proved that on the premise of ensuring the safety of humans and animals, adding 5% beeswax vaccines can provide good immune protection for poultry.
2. Protect cardiovascular function.
Experiments have shown that D002 has the effect of lowering blood lipids, and it has been measured that octacosanol, triacontanol and triacontanol are the main active substances.
3. Anti-inflammatory effect.
The long-chain fatty alcohol (D002) in Cuban beeswax was used to feed the mice. Compared with the control group, the level of leukotriene B4 (LTB4) in the experimental group was reduced, indicating that the D002 contained in beeswax has anti-inflammatory properties. Inflammatory effect.
4. Antioxidant effect.
Studies have found that D002 has a significant inhibitory effect on lipid peroxidation in liver and brain microsomal lipid peroxidation experiments induced by carbon tetrachloride and toluene. The subsequent oral administration test results also show its inhibitory effect. Obviously, in addition, lipid peroxidation experiments were carried out on the elderly, and the effect was good.
Propolis is a kind of fragrant gelatinous solid made from resin collected by bees from plant spores or tree trunks and mixed with the secretions of their palate glands and wax glands. It is a yellowish-brown or dark-brown viscous substance secreted by honeybees, Chinese honeybees and other honeybees, which can be used as medicine. Its nature is flat, bitter, pungent, and slightly sweet. It has moisturizing, muscle-producing, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. It can treat gastric ulcers, oral ulcers, burns, skin pains, and radiation protection.
1. Regulate immune function.
According to reports, propolis has no active effect on eukaryotic cell parasites such as Entamoeba, Toxoplasma, and Trichomonas. However, propolis experiments on healthy volunteers have shown that the immunity of the experimental group volunteers Significantly improved.
2. Anti-inflammatory effect.
In the study of the effect of propolis on preventing endotoxin-induced arthritis and tenosynovitis, it is concluded that propolis has the same effect as corticosteroids (methylprednisolone).
3. Antioxidant effect.
Studies have found that the flavonoids in propolis have antioxidant effects, which are mainly manifested in four aspects: First, scavenging superoxide anions prevents the initiation of free radical reactions; second, chelating iron ions reduces the generation of hydroxyl free radicals ; Third, remove lipid peroxidation base to inhibit lipid peroxidation; fourth, after being absorbed by the body, it can act as a hydrophilic oxidant with the same effect as Vc.
The above are the general properties of the two. Beeswax is used in soap. As a kind of fat, it can be counted as oil.
Beeswax can increase hardness, fix color and prevent oxidation in handmade soap, but it can block pores, so it should not be added.
Propolis is basically only used as an additive, and the amount of propolis is also very limited.
