RE: Looking for Beeswax now Filtering through Hose

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Hi Chris and other beeswax users

 

> Another good one is to get the beeswax unfiltered (it is so much cheaper

> to buy it unfiltered) and then strain it through panty hose.

 

I guess you mean melt down the block and then pour it into a container or

mould through pantyhose?

 

I read a tip ages ago about putting the beeswax block inside pantyhose,

tying a knot in the hose, then dunking the lot into a bit pot of water. As

the water heats, the filtered beeswax floats to the surface trapping

impurities inside the hose.

 

I was never game to try it because I was afraid water " pockets " might form

in the beeswax but another soaper in Europe tried it a few months ago and

was delighted witht the result.

 

I normally do about 10 or 20kg at a time and she said she managed to do a

2kg chunk using this method. This will definitely be my preferred method

next time.

 

Vicki