Beeswax

For millennia, beeswax has been used for a variety of purposes. Its usage is interwoven with our history, from preserving early writings to health remedies and topical salves—and from early jewelry-making (the “lost wax method”) to ceremonial candles and lighting our dwellings. It has even been used throughout history in a special form of painting involving hot beeswax and color pigments (known as encaustic painting), enabling the painter to work with the resulting “paints” almost sculpturally. Over 2,000 years ago, a renowned physician by the name of Galen created the first cosmetic cream, an emulsion of beeswax, olive oil, and rose water. Medically speaking, recent research has focused on the antimicrobial properties of beeswax. A synergistic mixture of honey, beeswax, and olive oil makes an excellent antibacterial and antifungal skin treatment. With so many uses, beeswax makes a wonderful addition to your home. From candle-making to crafts, from cosmetics to ointments, from bow st