Beeswax Uses

Beeswax has been cherished for centuries for its utility in a wide range of applications including wax castings and filling dental cavities in what has been discovered as perhaps the earliest form of dentistry. It is predictable making it easy to work with and it doesn’t go rancid giving it an unlimited shelf life. While we don’t recommend fixing your teeth with it these days below is a list of things we think it’s great for!

• As an ingredient in DIY soaps, body lotions, lip balms and other cosmetics
• To line baking pans to prevent pastries from sticking and to create a crispy crust
• To create textile designs in the art of Batiking
• As an ingredient for making natural tree grafting wax
• To rub on garden tools to prevent rusting
• To wax thread for sewing, beading and leather-work
• As an important component in the beautiful Ukrainian art of decorating eggs
• To coat nails and screws to prevent the wood from splitting
• As a lubricant on drawers, hinges and oven racks
• Sealing the end grain of cut wood to prevent cracking or checking
• To make children’s toys and crayons
• As part of a blend with other oils for furniture polish
• As weather and water proofing on hats, jackets and boots
• To polish shoes
• As an ingredient in mustache and dread-lock wax
• To lubricate reeds and couplings of wind instruments
• To make fabric food wrap