Bob Harrison wrote:

>I sell and use in my beeswax products only wax from cappings. I suggest all
>on the list do the same .
>
> I simply would never use brood comb wax for soaps
>and cosmetics as wax from old brood comb is a sink for chemicals from the
>environment plus meds put in the hive by the beekeeper.
>
>
try it yourself: Melt down old brood comb once and get the smell of it,
then look
at the remainings...  nothing you'd like to put in  even indirect
contact with your skin...

for cosmetics, use only cappings and completly fresh comb build by the
bees themself.

Greetings, Daniel
Switzerland

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