Burn Candles Like an Egyptian.

Well, we’ve been interacting with bees for hundreds of years but new research shows the use of beeswax and records of beekeeping in Egypt date back to the days of the Pharaohs. Ancient Egyptians attached great religious and spiritual significance to the honey bee. Bees were associated with royalty in Egypt, In fact the bee was the symbol of the King of Lower Egypt.

Honey was important because of it’s many uses in medicin and to the Egyptian cuisine. Beeswax, on the other hand was used in cosmetics as well as in paintings and embalming practices.

Ancient Egyptian art and decors are full of magnificent drawings and carvings of men and women with cones on their heads. Even though these head cones were very common in Egyptian art, their purpose remained a mystery until a team of archaeologists found the first physical evidence for the head accessory.

These headdresses were made of scented creamy beeswax that would melt over the hours of the day to serve as a perfume.

Beeswax is still widely used in creams, ointments and candles in modern Egypt.