Bees wax.

[Blind Squirrel]

Thought I saw somewhere that bees wax was a good thing to use to preserve finds. Could not locate any info in the cleaning- preservation section. Can someone tell me how to use it? Do you melt it and dip the object, use a Qtip or what? Is this a good thing to use on buttons? Any imput will be appreciated!!! Thanks and HH BS