Uses For Beeswax

Bees are typically kept primarily for honey production, but what people don’t realize is that beeswax is also a byproduct that has many uses around the house. Historically beeswax has been used commonly, and did a great job. However many of the uses of beeswax have been forgotten about. Now with the increased awareness about greening up cleaning routines both on our bodies and around the house, more and more people are looking back at natural ways of doing things.

Beeswax is often sold either in a 1 pound block or in a granular form. You will not typically see the comb unless it is being sold as raw honey. You can purchase one hundred percent pure wax or you sometimes may see a blend of paraffin and beeswax. If you are looking for a more green route, you should look into pure as paraffin is an oil byproduct. Never heat beeswax directly, it should be heated over a double boiler.

What is there to do with beeswax? The answer is incredibly broad. When mixed with linseed oil and turpentine you can use it as a furniture polish. After you have created this paste you just rub it into your wood and you will get a beautiful polished wood along with some protection for it since this paste is very water resistant. You can also use this to protect the handles of your tools.

Beeswax also has a wide range of beauty products. You can create lip balms, lotions, soaps, etc. If you want to learn more a great book on this subject is Organic Body Care Recipes. This book teaches about uses of beeswax in homemade beauty products.

This is just an example of a small number of ways beeswax can be used around the house. I recommend a bit more research, you will be amazed by the number of uses it has.

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