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> From: Jill Saunders <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Fw: beeswax cleaning
> Date: 12 January, 1998 7:33
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> > From: Jill Saunders <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: [log in to unmask] <bee-l@ cnsibm.albany.edu>
> > Subject: beeswax cleaning
> > Date: 05 January, 1998 11:21
> > second posting of this message--is anybody out there?????
> > Howdy Beekeepers Worldwide!
> > I have a small business handmaking skincare products from Leatherwood
> > Beeswax & Honey here in remote but incredibly beautiful Tasmania,
> > Australia. I am seeking some help in finding a method of easily
cleaning
> > beeswax to the ULTRA-CLEAN standard needed for manufacture of cosmetic
> > items. I currently heat the wax {about 14 kilos at a time!} with water,
> > strain through a fine micron mesh, let it settle, & then begin a
> laborious
> > scrape-down session! This is becoming a totally unsatisfactory method,
so
> > aside from expensive{ I haven't made a million yet,ha,ha} stainless
steel
> > settling tanks....any ideas anyone??? I don't want to re-invent the
> wheel,
> > and imagine that you people must have had this figured for years!
> > Also, i am always on the lookout for interesting, effective skincare
> > recipes containing beeswax & honey.
> > Lastly, i want to gain information on the history/folklore of
> bees....which
> > cultures hold them sacred etc...any suggested websites/books/phone or
fax
> > numbers?
> > Thank you so much... I look forward to hearing from anyone that may be
> able
> > to help.
> >                                        Gratefully, Jill Saunders