Hot Mess!

     Had my delivery of beeswax for a couple of weeks now and I have been doing my research on how to render/filter them. Upon opening the box, the scent of honey hits you- mmm...

     I tried the double-boiler method one small pot on top of another. I started my first batch of beeswax and poured it into the 2L juice box (I just cut off the top). Unfortunately, it wasn't waxy enough so the wax did not come out so cleanly. I had to re-melt. Fortunately I used two more containers and there were far more successful. One tub used to hold cheese and one from bulk barn.

     Watching meticulously the melting of the wax, adding more puck of wax and stirring away... and then the top made a sudden tilt, and then ooops! My husband watched me  patiently, handing me a scraper. Got sidetracked- Bah! Nothing like cleaning up wax on your cooktop.

     Finally after some sustenance (ate my dinner), I returned to my double-boiler and melted away. There is truly nothing more satisfying than pure beeswax, golden, honey-scented and filtered.

     I immediately took advantage of the newly-melted wax and made a cutting board salve:

1oz. Beeswax
4 oz. Sunflower oil

Place both in a mason jar and melt inside a pot with at least 2 inches of water. Once the beeswax is melted, take it out of the hot water and let it sit on the counter. Still occasionally and eventually it turns opaque.  Now it's ready for use.

     I treated our new cutting board, wooden spoons, and used the salve itself for my arms and legs. The best part? It does not leave any oily residue! Winner, winner, Chicken dinner:)


Sunflower oil



Measuring the Beeswax