I'm a real novice at this but I like my technique for cleaning beeswax cause I sorta made it up... more likely I stole it from somebody and just have forgotten. Put bees wax in water in a microwavable container - preferabley an expendable one. get a clean wide mouth jar or can and stretch a knee high nylon stocking over the top so the toe part acts as a filter. An old pair of pantyhose may also be used. Heat the water & wax mixture in the microwave til the wax melts. Pour water and wax through the nylon into the jar. Remove the nylon with the impurities. Let the water & wax mixture cool undisturbed. You may have to break the wax block to remove it after it has hardened. If you have a lot of wax to clean use a queen size pair of pantyhose. The wax will be fairly clean but will smell like honey and be yellow in color if you use new comb wax. the older the wax the darker it will be. You may get cleaner wax if you repeat the process since more of the soluable impurities will remain in the water fraction. Good luck. ========================================================== Merry Makela | [log in to unmask] Knowledge Engineering Lab | Department of Entomology Texas A&M University |