Guest guest Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Hi Tina, I haven't used it yet, but love the colour and am hoping to use it in candles. Pretty expensive in this part of the world though. Virginia West Aussie essentialherbal wrote: > So now I'm wondering... does anyone here use bayberry wax for > anything? In my minds eye, I'm picturing buckets of berries, > although I know we're probably talking a pint or so for the next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2005 Report Share Posted August 11, 2005 Tina, I also love bayberry wax and am hoping to find a supplier for it for candle use, but I like the notion of using it in cosmetics. When I looked into this more, I was under the impression several species produced " bay berries " . Which species did you go with? I'd love to find one which would do well in coastal zone 8 and maybe should look into finding a few to plant here again . Even the simmer idea sounds yummy! I just didn't think I could produce enough to make it worthwhile in my small yard and so went back to the supplier search. The one place I knew of was out when I was able to buy, of course It sounds like it is harder than carnauba in use. Did you think so when handling it? thanks, deborah joie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2005 Report Share Posted August 12, 2005 It sounds like it is harder than carnauba in use. Did you think so when handling it? Deborah, Oh, you had to go and ask species... I don't know :-). It grows prolifically along the eastern shore, but for some reason it isn't easy to find near me - Central PA zone 6b. According to history of settlers of the area, it was once a common plant here, but must have fallen out of favor. There is a species that is being used a lot for landscaping, but it doesn't produce berries. I found a fairly large clump of big old bushes locally at a natural museum nearby, and the groundskeeper is a friend who calls when the berries need picking. The wax is very hard, almost brittle. I haven't really gathered enough (yet) to do a lot with it, but that first rendering session had me hooked. It smelled as if angels had taken up residence, and that lasted for days. The ones I planted in the spring were very attractive to wild life, and got chewed back pretty well, but all of them came back vigorously when other plants greened up and gave the animals something else to think about. Tina _The Essential Herbal Magazine_ (http://www.essentialherbal.com/) _Essential Herbal Blog_ (http://theessentialherbal.blogspot.com/) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2005 Report Share Posted August 13, 2005 I am also interested in Bayberry wax. Some day I'll get around to making candles with it. Now, I dip beeswax candles. But I'd love to dip bayberry candles. I saw on one site that you can mix the two waxes reducing the price since bayberry wax is so expensive. Good luck, Karen in France Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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