What to do with bee's wax

[frozenthunderbolt]

I am getting several kilos for FREE from a keeper i know - i intend to make candles and possibly furniture polish, can i use it on the outside of cheeses? Is there anything else amazing i should do with it?

[Nomada]

It's easy to make hand and body creams with it, it's lovely and makes a great gift in a nice jar. Use the beeswax instead of the emulsifying wax.

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[Luath]

Woudl be wasted on cheese, and I'm not sure it's suitable. All sorts of homemade cosmetics have it in, but it's best for candles and bartering, I've found. Makes excellent polish, tto, nice and easy.

[Minnesota]

Beeswax is used in many Bullet lube recipes for Cast Lead Handgun bullets.
this is one of my Favorites.

2 Tablespoons mineral oil
1 Tablespoon castor oil
1 Tablespoon Ivory, or homemade soap (grated)
1 Tablespoon Lanolin
Beeswax - Piece approximately 3 1/2" X 3 1/2" X 1 "

Heat mineral (baby) oil until it starts to smoke.

Add castor oil, and stir continuously for 1/2 hour.

Sliver the soap, and stir into the mixture a little at a time, until melted.

Add the beeswax before the lanolin, and then when that is melted, reduce or remove the heat and add the lanolin, thus not running any risk of burning or scorching the lanolin.

1 teaspoon of carnuba wax can be added to give a shiny bore. This can be found on the seal of Makers Mark whiskey, or the red wax on cheese from the supermarket.

Once made, let cool. This can be remelted in a microwave, and poured into the lubrisize

[Clara]

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