Yellow beeswax is a natural wax taken from melting the walls of the honeycomb made by the honey bee by either drainingand filtering or centrifuging.The wax is then melted with steam or hot water and activated carbon and/or diatomaceous earth, and aluminum or magnesium silicates can be added to extract impurities to refine the wax.

Quality Specification of yellow filtered refined pure natural beewax :

Solubility: Insoluble in water; sparingly soluble in alcohol; very soluble in ether

Congealing point: 62- 65°C

Acid Value: 17-22 (mg KOH/g)

Saponification Value: 87-102 (mg KOH/g)