White Bees Wax
INCI Name: Cera alba
CAS : 8012-89-3
The Honey Bee, Apis Mellifera, Secretes Beeswax to build the walls of the honeycomb. Secreted Wax is a transparent colorless liquid, which turns into a semi-solid substance on contact with the atmosphere. Beeswax is purified from its raw state by freeing it of solid impurities by melting and centrifugation.
Applications
Pharmaceutical, Cosmetic & Coating
- Tablet Coating
- Bone treatment
- Ointments
- Creams
- Lotions
- Lipsticks
- Skin Care
- Lip Balm
- Confectionery
- Shoe Polishes
- Candle, etc.
Specifications
| Sr. No | Tests | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Description | Yellowish-white color pastilles or slab and faint and characteristic odor |
| 2 | Solubility | Practically insoluble in water, partially soluble in hot ethanol and completely soluble in fatty and essential oils. |
| 3 | Melting range | 61Ëš to 65ËšC |
| 4 | Acid value | 5 to 15 |
| 5 | 5 to 15 | 75 to 95 |
| 6 | Saponification value | 87 to 104 |
| 7 | Ceresin, paraffin & other waxes | Solution may be opalescent & no precipitate before the temperature reaches 65ËšC |
| 8 | Glycerin & other polyhydric alcohol | Any bluish violet color of solution A is not more intense than that solution B |
| 9 | Ratio number | 5 to 19 |
| 10 | Fats, Fatty acids, japan wax and resin | No precipitate is produced |
| Sr. No | Tests | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Description | White or yellowish white color pastilles or slab and faint and characteristic odor |
| 2 | Solubility | Practically insoluble in water, partially soluble in hot ethanol (90 per cent V/V) and completely soluble in fatty and essential oils |
| 3 | Relative density | About 0.960 |
| 4 | Melting range / Drop point | 61Ëš to 66ËšC |
| 5 | Acid value | 17.0 to 24.0 |
| 6 | Ester value | 70 to 80 |
| 7 | Saponification value | 87 to 104 |
| 8 | Ceresin, paraffin & other waxes | Solution may be opalescent & no precipitate before the temperature reaches 65ËšC |
| 9 | Glycerol & other polyols | Any violet blue color of sample solution is not more intense than the standard solution |
| Sr. No | Tests | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Description | Yellowish-white color pastilles or slab and faint and characteristic odor |
| 2 | Solubility | Sparingly soluble in cold alcohol, insoluble in water, soluble in chloroform, in ether. partially soluble in cold benzene |
| 3 | Melting range | 62Ëš to 65ËšC |
| 4 | Acid value | 17 to 24 |
| 5 | Ester value | 72 to 79 |
| 6 | Saponification cloud test | The solution shows no cloudiness or globule formation before the temperature reaches 65ËšC |
| 7 | Fats or Fatty Acids, japan wax, Rosin and soap | The wax separates, leaving the liquid clear, turbid, or translucent, but not opaque |
| Sr. No | Tests | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Description | White or yellowish white color pastilles or slab and faint and characteristic odor |
| 2 | Solubility | Practically insoluble in water, partially soluble in hot ethanol (90 per cent V/V) and completely soluble in fatty and essential oils. |
| 3 | Relative density | About 0.960 |
| 4 | Drop point | 61Ëš- 66ËšC |
| 5 | Acid value | 17.0 – 24.0 |
| 6 | Ester value | 70 – 80 |
| 7 | Saponification value | 87 – 104 |
| 8 | Ceresin, paraffin & other waxes | Solution may be opalescent & no precipitate before the temperature reaches 65ËšC |
| 9 | Glycerol & other polyols | Any violet blue color of sample solution is not more intense than the standard solution |