This stuff used to be man's old plastic, they used to use it for a lot of things. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beeswax
Good info; I'll enjoy learning from your work. Mr. B
Bees Wax: History and Origin. This sit will give you the history of bees wax and what its main purpose is. It also gives how these things can be made. http://www.pioneerthinking.com/lw_beeswax.html
http://www.rachelssupply.com/bwax.htm This tells you how a person made these things by themselves, and how wax is a very useful porduct when it comes to cosmetics.