Jerry J Bromenshenk wrote:
>
> At 08:34 AM 5/21/02 -0400, you wrote:
> >Garrett M Martin wrote:
> >
> >>  Since we know that wax absorbs chemicals.
> >Bill Truesdall wrote>Not an absolute, in fact far from it. Depends on the
> chemical.
> .... and
> >Honey is more likely to have chemicals than wax.
>
> This last statement is an oversimplification, and for the most part, its
> simply untrue.
>
> Honey and wax have very different properties in terms of contact with,
> contamination by, and residual times.  Chemist talk about partitioning
> coefficients, and in this case, its comparing apples and oranges.

Agree. I was looking at the immediate effect, not long term because
there is a lot more honey than wax hence a higher probability of
contamination. I should have quit, as Aaron noted, after "depends on the
chemical".

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Me