Name: crude yellow beeswax crude beeswax beeswax\'s usage: Beeswa x is mainly used to make honeycomb foundation for reuse by the bees. Purified and bleached beeswax is used in the production of food, cosmetics, and [pharmaceuticals : Beeswax is used as a coating for cheese, to protect the food as it ages. As a food additive, beeswax is known as E901 (glazing agent). As a skin care product, a German study found beeswax to be superior to similar \"barrier creams\" (usually mineral oil based creams, such as petroleum jelly), when used according to its protocol. [7] Be eswax is an ingredient in moustache wax, as well as hair pomades. Beeswa x is an ingredient in surgical bone wax. Candles Beeswax candles are preferred in churches because they burn cleanly, with little or no wax dripping down the sides and little visible smoke.[citation needed] Beeswax is also prescribed as the material (or at least a significant part of the material) for the Paschal candle (\"Easter candle\") and is recommended for other candles used in the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church. [8] Bees wax is used commercially to make fine candles. Althou gh only about 10,000 tons are produced annually, a variety of niche uses exist: