beeswax

Example Sentences

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She is painted in encaustic, a beeswax medium that is very difficult to work with.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

And will the beeswax candles that we see in great detail be heading soon to retailers?

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

The balm is made from a special blend of cold-pressed seed oils that holds up on hot and cold trips, and includes locally sourced beeswax from San Diego.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024

And they would not use soaps or candles made from beeswax, or use products tested on animals.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2024

The smell of the beeswax was strong, pleasant.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides