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Beeswax is as old as the history of bees and their exploitation by man. Known from the most remote antiquity, it was used, among other In 181 A.D. Corsica paid Rome an annual tribute were found in Egyptian tombs and on shipwrecks. As wax has slow oxidation, it lasts for a long time, as long as it is not attacked by wax moths or exposed to high temperatures. A large part of the wax extracted from the hives returns back to them in the form of sheets of wax, so that the bees can make new combs. In ancient times, all wax was used to make candles, since there were no other substitutes for lighting homes. Other destinations for wax are very diverse, divided between industry, agriculture, etc. It is used in electronics, weapons, the textile industry, the glass industry, electroplating, the paper industry, etc. It is used in agriculture in preparations for grafting. In medicine, in various balms, ointments, suppositories, ointments, plasters. In cosmetics, in the composition of cleansing, astringent, beauty and shaving creams; of lipsticks. Products that contain beeswax soften the skin. White wax is normally used in nourishing, astringent, cleansing creams, and in face masks. It is an excellent base substance for most cosmetic products and is used to prepare a chewing lozenge whose qualities, among others, are to activate the secretion of saliva and gastric juice, destroy dental tartar and the deposition of nicotine in smokers