Honeybees make and use beeswax to construct their hive's honeycombs, and in each cell they raise their young and store nectar, honey and pollen. Secreted from a number of abdominal glands on the underside of a worker bee, beeswax has a natural sweet smell and is both smokeless and dripless - two qualities not found together in any other animal or mineral wax.
Beeswax also has a much higher melting point (approximately 145 degrees Fahrenheit) than any other wax, which means that 100% pure beeswax candles burn slower and last a lot longer than ordinary candles. An eight-inch tall, four-inch wide single wick pillar, which weighs just over two pounds, will burn for almost three days straight. No other commercially available wax even comes close to that burn time.
Beeswax actually cleans the air as it burns.
Candles made of pure beeswax have well documented anti-allergic properties. Are you bothered by tree pollen, mold spores, or dust? These nefarious particles are positively charged and conduct static electricity. Allergy sufferers are encouraged to close the windows of their house and light a pure beeswax candle. The all-natural wax emits negatively charged vapors that will IONIZE the air. Burning beeswax candles liberates the air of positively charged allergens as it emits negatively charged vapors into the atmosphere. Try it...it works!
Beeswax candles are preferred in most Eastern Orthodox churches because they burn cleanly, with little or no wax dripping down the sides and little visible smoke. Beeswax is also prescribed as the primary material for the Paschal candle (the Easter Candle) and is recommended for other candles used in the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church.
Beeswax may cost a little more, but these candles are healthy and worth the extra money.
(healthmad.com)
