here is the recipe Dr. Satterfield sent:
 
Formula for Hand Lotion which uses Beeswax
>From Eva Crane's "Bees and Beekeeping..." p. 437
 
By weight: (on a scale?  I don't have one..)
 
                        Beeswax                      18%
(The infamous Liquid Paraffin, i.e., mineral oil)    61%
                        Distilled Water              20%
                        Borax                         1%
 
 
Beeswax and mineral oil are heated together to about 70C
until the beeswax is just melted.  Blend together.  Dissolve
borax in water and heat to same temperature.  Blend mixtures
together with rapid stirring.  Fill jars when mixture has cooled
to 42C.
One of the bee women at the fair said to use a double boiler
to heat them in.  If I fill my mother's double boiler with wax,
I'll have many problems that can't be fixed with hand lotion!!
 
 
 
Liz Day
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