Beesworks® Organic Yellow Beeswax Pellets - 14oz Certified Organic

Ok, it doesn't smell like poop, but I feel like its an appropriate comparison.I have previously bought 'Organic Beeswax' from other sellers and they came with horribly strong smells. this one also smells bad, but not quite as strong. This may almost seem like a point of this being superior product, untilllll you either purchase some beeswax from a local bee keeper or receive beeswax to find that it should not have ANY smell that makes you think it's probably has more in common with petroleum distillates than bees/beehives. When I melted it (In a water bath!) it has a slightly stronger smell that reminded me more of burning or molten tires/rubber. Melting beeswax shouldn't make you think more of vulcanization than 'Tested and Certified' Organic products.At first I thought maybe I received a 'bad batch' but I'm doubtful of this since They wouldn't have shipped it to begin with. Or maybe the idea of quality control doesn't come into play with some companies these days. Either way it makes me cautious about the representation of it being a 100% tested and certified organic product.The seller gives an answer to one of the questions in the Q/A section on whether or not it is indeed 100% USDA certified as organic with: "...is tested and certified organic by the supplier. It is certified through Quality Assurance International."HOWEVER....When you look at the products packaging there is no certification stamp/label, nor is there any mention of the supplier or for that matter the Third Party Certification group (in this case QAI-inc) The seller claims their supplier is Certified by QAI-inc but does not give any further details that may be verified-such as the supplier's company. After doing a quick search on quality assurance international's site of Compliant Companies for 'Beeswax' products-the following are the only ones.Maybe 'Natural Planet' can enlighten everyone of their supplier or (if for some reason this is a secret) provide some information so its customers can actually verify whether or not their '100% Organic' 'Tested and Certified' claim is true or if this is just a bunch of overpriced cheap petroleum based wax with yellow dye.I would give 2 stars, but it shouldn't have to be so much work by the customer to find out if the product they're purchasing is what the seller claims it is.From QAI-inc's website:Handler (Distributor)Beeswax: Allyson Enterprises Inc-EC 834/2007 ComplianceBeeswax: Allyson Enterprises Inc-NOP ComplianceBeeswax: Allyson Enterprises Inc-US/Canada Equivalency ComplianceBeeswax Granules: Jedwards International Inc-NOP ComplianceBeeswax Granules: Jedwards International Inc-US/Canada Equivalency ComplianceBeeswax, Filtered: Glory Bee Foods, Inc-NOP complianceBeeswax, Raw Indian: Glory Bee Foods, Inc-NOP complianceBeeswax, Unfiltered: Glory Bee Foods, Inc-NOP complianceHandler (Processor)Beeswax: New Directions Aromatics Inc-CARTV label Only ComplianceBeeswax: New Directions Aromatics Inc-NOP ComplianceBeeswax Beads, White: Starwest Botanicals, Inc-NOP ComplianceBeeswax Beads, White: Starwest Botanicals, Inc-US/Canada Equivalency ComplianceBeeswax Beads, Yellow: Starwest Botanicals, Inc-NOP ComplianceBeeswax Beads, Yellow: Starwest Botanicals, Inc-US/Canada Equivalency ComplianceBeeswax, Filtered: Glory Bee Foods, Inc-NOP complianceBeeswax, Raw Indian: Glory Bee Foods, Inc-NOP complianceBeeswax, Unfiltered: Glory Bee Foods, Inc-NOP compliance

I think others have reported this - but the smell definitely is OFF. It overpowered my husbands pomade I made - even with over 60 drops of essential oils!! Difficult to melt as well (more so than white ones I've purchased). If it's not for cosmetics, then go for it; but I will not be using for my Christmas candles I'll be making...*UPDATE*I used it for pomade and it had a funky smell - but it's WAY worse when melted for a candle and there is nothing to dilute it. The only way I'm able to use it up is by using tiny amounts mixed with better beeswax ... DEFINITELY won't be buying again.

This beeswax smells like elephant dung. I do not believe this is natural beeswax, but something else. Unfortunately, the return window was closed by two days before I realized it was the beeswax that was ruining my cosmetic products. Just awful!

although this beeswax is easy to measure and melts uniformly, it stinks!! it smells like rubber and chemicals in both the packet and once melted. even after adding essential oils and other ingredients like Shea butter, the finished product still reeked of a burned plastic/rubber scent. very disappointed that my other ingredients went to waste as well as my time and money on this product!!

Smelled of burnt something.... I couldn't get rid of the smell even after melting.

Wow. DO NOT PURCHASE. Look anywhere else for this type of product. I ordered several bags to use to make organic, natural, CHEMICAL FREE candles. While this melted down the smell was absolutely terrible, however I thought it could be normal. Until an hour into melting the beeswax down and adding ample essential oils I had an intense reaction to the smell. I became dizzy, light headed and nauseous. DO NOT BUY.

I've used a number of brands of beeswax to make the natural skincare products I sell. I like that this one is organic BUT it smells of smoke/chemicals :( and made my lip balm smell of smoke/chemical too. Not recommended!

It does not smell or feel like pure beeswax, I have smelled the real stuff before. It has a weird stinky smell. I did use it in some lip balm, but it wasnt enough to make the final product stink. It acts like beeswax, in that the lip balm set properly. I am using it on myself before I give any away. So far 3 days and no bad reactions.Also, I got 12 oz with the bag NOT 14oz, Disappointing & would not recommend.