The invention relates to a method for purifying beeswax, in order to be able to separate as broad a range of contaminants as possible from beeswax, comprising the following method steps: melting (2) the raw beeswax; filtering the melted beeswax by means of a first filter (8), in order to separate materials from a specific particle size from the beeswax; mechanical pressing of the beeswax, which has been melted and filtered by the first filter, trough a second filter (15), wherein the second filter comprises at least one chamber (16), in which active carbon is stored for filtering the melted beeswax and which is designed such that melted beeswax and/or mixtures comprising the melted beeswax and water can flow through said filter. The invention additionally relates to a purifying device and a casting or pressing device (1, 18).