The composition of beeswax, as well as other vital products of bees, is unique. But in order to get a clean and high-quality product with the proper presentation and quality, you need to work hard.
The most common and available for use at home the following methods of obtaining wax:
- Heating in glass jars.
- Remelting using a water bath.
In the course of work, carefully monitor compliance with all technological rules, they will affect the quality of the result.
Beeswax: useful properties, application
The wax mass produced by bees is a mixture of essential and alcoholic compounds of fatty acids containing a small amount of carbohydrates. Also, wax includes a wide variety of minerals, vitamins, natural flavors, carotenoids, dyes. In addition to all the useful and necessary components, the substance also contains extra ingredients, since many shells of larvae, grains of propolis, a lot of pollen, etc. get here.
The composition of pure wax includes about two hundred and eighty-five useful compounds. This was the reason for the widest application in almost all areas of human life.
Almost all industries use wax:
- Official medicine.
- Folk healers.
- Pharmaceutical companies.
- Industry.
- Cosmetology.
- Manufacturers of household chemicals, etc.
Since melting wax at home is not at all difficult, it is very often used in everyday life for the manufacture of candles, ointments.
The study of the composition of this unique substance is ongoing. Perhaps some other useful qualities will be found.
How to melt wax at home
There are many different methods for processing wax at home, but each of them has its own subtleties and the most important rules. But in any case, it is first necessary to soak the raw material with water for a day. Compliance with the temperature regime at the level of forty degrees is mandatory throughout the entire time. Water periodically changes to fresh.
So, how to melt beeswax at home? Consider 2 options.
The first is perfect for raw materials with a lot of impurities. Melt the wax in a water bath as follows.
For work, you need to prepare dishes with high walls (aluminum or stainless steel), for example, two pans. In a smaller one, a substance aged for twenty-four hours is put, put in a large one with water and heated until completely melted. In this state, they cook for about half an hour at a low level of fire. In the presence of old or moldy wax, the heating time is increased to two hours.
Then the molten wax is transferred to the next container, tied with gauze on top and filtered, while the garbage will remain on the gauze. It remains to close the dishes with a thick cloth and leave for a few more hours. All wax will collect on the surface, and water will remain below.
In contact with various metals, the substance acquires various shades. This rule applies to copper utensils, brass and iron. Also, the quality of the result is strongly influenced by the temperature of the water and the room. How to melt wax at home correctly? To get a wonderful high-quality wax that retains all its valuable properties, the room should be warm.
Melting wax in a glass jar
If you were lucky and you became the owner of pure fresh raw materials, but in very small quantities, then it is best to use the second method.
To start work, you need to grind all the substance. Then it is placed in a glass jar and installed in the dishes, where one third of the water is poured. They put the entire structure on low heat, gradually heating and mixing the contents of the can. After the raw material is completely melted, it is poured into a container for further storage.
This method is good for a small amount of wax. For industrial purposes, it will be difficult to use it.
Wax for depilation
This unique substance has huge demand in the cosmetology industry. With the addition of wax, many different masks for the skin are prepared, face and body cleansing sessions are performed, it is an important ingredient in creams. He occupies a special place in the fight against undesirable "vegetation." For women, this problem has always been the main one, the struggle does not stop today.
Beauty salons offer a huge number of procedures that eliminate hair. But, as a rule, it is very expensive, and not everyone can afford such a luxury. But do not despair, because at home you can carry out depilation no worse than a salon! This procedure is universal, affordable and suitable for almost all ladies. The best way out of the situation is to buy film or granular wax in the store.
Typically, film wax is packaged in cartridges or in granules poured into packages of 100 g or more.
But it is also found in tablet form, and also has the appearance of tiles. It doesn’t matter, since any form will do its job perfectly.
It is clear that the preparations in granules are in the form of small grains enclosed in plastic bags or jars. When heated, the particles melt, solidifying, form a thin film with a plastic texture. In salons, special waxes are used to warm up, bringing the mass to the required temperature and maintaining it throughout the procedure. But how to melt wax at home without acquiring an expensive fixture? Let's see below.
Film wax
An elastic texture that allows you to repeat any unevenness of the body relief, gave the name to this wax. When applied, the substance lies very well on the skin and hair, solidifying and removing hairs along with the roots.
It is because of its elastic properties that it is most effective for small areas of the body that have many cavities and bumps: the axillary region and the bikini zone. But this is not limited to and applied also to the legs and arms.
How to melt granular wax at home
For the correct depilation, you need to properly prepare the composition.
First, purchase wax granules from a specialist store. As a rule, they are packed in jars or bags; they look like small grains. Due to heating, the granules gradually melt and turn into a plastic mass.
Wax in granules is not made in pure form, but with the addition of various components:
- pine resin;
- rubber additives;
- paraffin wax.
There are also additives from:
- azulene - for anti-inflammatory effect;
- zinc oxide - an anesthetic component;
- chlorophyll - for healing the skin;
- various oils - for softening and skin care.
How to melt film wax at home, you can read on the instructions attached to the package. Usually it is very simple: the required amount of granules should be poured into a clean dish and heated with a water bath to the desired temperature (approximately 36-39 degrees). That's all, you can use it! This tool is also remarkable for the fact that using it is quite difficult to get burned.
Very often, some companies that produce wax add various flavors and colorings to it to give a pleasant aroma and color. Do not strive to purchase such a product, the less additives and the cleaner the product, the more harmless it is.