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Re: changing colour of wax
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Mike Stoops <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 7 Sep 2007 11:05:50 -0700
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a e <[log in to unmask]> wrote:is it possible to bleach it so as to make the colour lighter ?
Sincerely,
Abbas

    
Abbas,
     In addition to the suggestion made by Dee, you can also bleach it by putting it in a thin layer in a pan out into the sun and let the sun bleach it.  I have had some wax bleach to an almost white color doing that.  Sadly, you also loose some/most of the beeswax odor when you do that too.

Mike in LA

       
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