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Bill Truesdell <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 16 Mar 1998 16:47:44 -0800
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Teresa,
The easiest beecream is hand cream. To make it heat 1 pint mineral oil
with 5 oz beeswax to melt the wax. Combine with 1 and one third cups
water with 2 tbl spoons borax dissolved in the water. (The water should
be heated to about 160 F)
Mix and pour into jars (usually 2-5 oz).
This gives a nice handcream, but you can vary the receipe by subsituting
lanolin for some of the oil, decreasing the wax or add more water or oil
for a different texture. Add scents for fragrence. On and on. It is fun
to experiment... even use olive instead of mineral oil.
Bill Truesdell
Bath, ME
 
Teresa Garcma wrote:
 
> Hello,
>
> Anybody knows how to make beauty cream using beeswax? Preferably an
> easy, fool proof method?
>
> Thank you!!
>
> Tere

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