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BEESWAX - EXTRA INFO

I buy my beeswax from Swans Candles in Washington State. I buy ten pounds at a time for my
workshops, but they sell smaller quantities too. Here’s some interesting information from their
website.

Beeswax is the wax made by honeybees intended for the protection of their honeycombs.

Beeswax color varies from nearly white to brownish, but most often a shade of yellow, depending on purity and the type of flowers
gathered by the bees. The Beeswax must then be clarified by a filtration processes and may then be used for candles, encaustic art,
cosmetic applications, lubricants & polishes.

Beeswax is a tough wax with a high melting point range, of 144 to 147 °F. If beeswax is heated above 190 °F discoloration
occurs & can effect burning qualities. The flash point of beeswax is 204.4 °C (399.9 °F)

Our White Beeswax is our most recommended high quality beeswax. Most of our customers use it in Encaustics & cosmetics.
The White Beeswax comes in a very small “prill” form very much like laundry soap. This makes the wax must easier to use &
melt.

NOTE: “White” beeswax does not mean that the beeswax is colored white - it means that it is a
clear color without a yellow tint.

Other places to get Ready for the next step? You’ll

beeswax need to get out your Inka Gold

Amazon Metallic finishes which will be
R&F Encaustics demonstrated in the next short
segment.
Bulk Apothecary

(I haven’t tried them, but Woohoo - bling!

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