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  2. Beeswax - Wikipedia

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    Beeswax is an ingredient in surgical bone wax, which is used during surgery to control bleeding from bone surfaces; shoe polish and furniture polish can both use beeswax as a component, dissolved in turpentine or sometimes blended with linseed oil or tung oil; modeling waxes can also use beeswax as a component; pure beeswax can also be used as ...

  3. Beezin' - Wikipedia

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    A teenager partaking in Beezin' Beezin' is the practice of applying Burt's Bees brand lip balm, often menthol or peppermint flavored, to one's eyelids. [1] This practice, besides causing a stinging in the eyes, is purported to induce or heighten the sensation of being drunk or high, [2] or create a state or perceived state of enhanced alertness.

  4. Beeswax wrap - Wikipedia

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    17.5cm by 20cm beeswax wrap. Beeswax wrap is a food wrap material consisting of a coated fabric, most commonly cotton. [1] It is made by infusing cotton with food-grade beeswax, rosin, coconut oil, and jojoba oil. [2] The wrap is mouldable, grippable, and tacky. [3] It can be shaped around containers or food products. [3]

  5. Wax ester - Wikipedia

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    Fillets from these fish species contain up to 20% fat, where 90% of the fat comes as wax esters, resulting in a typical intake of more than 30 000 mg wax esters from one single meal. Orange roughy ( Hoplostethus atlanticus) is an attractive food fish with 5.5% fat, where 90% of the fat comes as wax esters.

  6. Health effects of pesticides - Wikipedia

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    Health effects of pesticides may be acute or delayed in those who are exposed. [1] Acute effects can include pesticide poisoning, which may be a medical emergency. [2] Strong evidence exists for other, long-term negative health outcomes from pesticide exposure including birth defects, fetal death, [3] neurodevelopmental disorder, [4] cancer, and neurologic illness including Parkinson's disease ...

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  8. Waxed cotton - Wikipedia

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    A pouch created using waxed cotton. Waxed cotton is cotton impregnated with a paraffin or natural beeswax based wax, woven into or applied to the cloth. [1] [2] Popular from the 1920s to the mid-1950s, the product, which developed from the sailing industry in England and Scotland, became commonly used for waterproofing.

  9. Fruit waxing - Wikipedia

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    The materials used to wax produce depend to some extent on regulations in the country of production and/or export. Both natural waxes (carnauba, [12] shellac, beeswax or resin [4]) and petroleum-based waxes (usually proprietary formulae) [3] are used, and often more than one wax is combined to create the desired properties for the fruit or vegetable being treated.