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