alt Hacker NewsTip for anyone wondering how pure their beeswax is: you can use a blacklight to check its fluorescence:
* https://imgur.com/gallery/beeswax-test-with-uv-lamp-c3uBW3G
Tip for anyone wondering how pure their beeswax is: you can use a blacklight to check its fluorescence:
* https://imgur.com/gallery/beeswax-test-with-uv-lamp-c3uBW3G
I wouldn't use this as a guide.
The beeswax I get from a local apiarist looks nothing like that under a blacklight, and in fact is quite (pale) orange. Carnuba wax mixtures fluoresce yellow. My box of paraffin fluoresces blue brightly enough to be visible in full sunlight, much brighter than the image. Rosin fluoresces bright, radioactive orange in case you're wondering.