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How to identify old beeswax
The only way to judge whether the beeswax is true or false is to turn red, black or star-shaped when heated. Vision: From different angles, there are different feelings, different degrees of refraction, emitting spiritual brilliance. Bubbles are mostly round, and compressed bubbles are mostly long and flat. You can also use ultraviolet radiation, for example, under the money detector, it will not change color obviously, and the plastic will not change color. (Note: The effect is not obvious under strong light. )

Touch: beeswax is mild, not hot in summer and cold in winter. And rubbing beeswax on clothes will attract small pieces of paper.

Hearing: When non-inlaid beeswax beads are gently rubbed in the hands, they will make a very soft and slightly dull sound, which may be plastic or resin.

Salt water: honey wax can be soaked in 1: 4 salt water, and if it is real honey wax, it can float in salt water. This method has been tried and tested by collectors. However, this method is limited to bare beads, and the salt water concentration is not heavy enough and there are a lot of impurities in the body, which will also sink.

Of course, you can also spend money to take it to cma Jewelry Appraisal Center to measure refractive index, density and so on. This is also the safest and most reliable method.

Taste: beeswax has only a faint taste when rubbed, but beeswax with skin will produce fragrance when rubbed. Only when it burns will it give off the fragrance of pine. Other imitations, such as plastics, will emit pungent chemical smell and peculiar smell after burning, but it is best not to buy beeswax ornaments with no friction and fragrance on the stalls.

Knife cutting or needle picking: beeswax will turn into powder, resin will fall off in pieces, and plastic will roll into pieces. Punching beeswax with a hard needle at an angle of 20-30 degrees from the horizontal line will have a bursting feeling and extremely fine powder residue. If it is plastic or other substances with different hardness, it will not stick, or it will feel sticky, or even stick in.