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Healing Salves: Cold and Pneumonia Salve Recipe
Ingredients:
12 oz. unsalted lard
2 oz. camphor
3 oz. beeswax
3 oz. powdered rosin
2 teaspoons raw linseed oil
20 ml. turpentine (for bottling)
Instructions:
Combine Ingredients: In a double boiler, heat the lard, camphor, beeswax, and powdered rosin until fully melted and combined.
Remove from Heat: Take the mixture off the heat, then add 2 teaspoons raw linseed oil.
Bottle Up: Pour the mixture into a 20 ml. turpentine bottle for storage.
Usage: This salve is used for colds and pneumonia. Simply rub it on the chest and back for relief.
Storage: The salve will store for years, providing long-term utility.
Cough and Congestion Relief Ointment
Ingredients:
2 parts coconut oil
1 part beeswax
Eucalyptus essential oil (approximately 10 drops per ounce)
White camphor essential oil (approximately 5 drops per ounce)
Instructions:
Melt & Mix: In a pan, melt the coconut oil and beeswax together. Once fully melted, add the eucalyptus and white camphor essential oils.
Pour & Set: Pour the mixture into your metal tin(s) or any other container. Let it set—it will harden within 10-15 minutes.
Adjust Consistency: If the ointment is too soft, reheat it and add more beeswax. If it’s too hard, reheat and add more oil. You can also reheat to adjust the strength of the essential oils by adding more if desired.
Source:Â Keeper of the Home
Pneumonia Salve Recipe
For an effective salve against pneumonia, prepare a salve with the following ingredients and apply it to the affected lung area. Keep the salve warm. This remedy has been known to succeed where conventional treatments failed. We always keep it at home for treating chest colds and sore throats:
Ingredients:
6 ounces (168 grams) white rosin
6 ounces (168 grams) beeswax
4 ounces (112 grams) camphor gum
12 ounces (336 grams) lard
4 drams (14 grams) balsam of Peru
4 drams (14 grams) oil of turpentine
4 drams (14 grams) oil of cedar
1 ounce oil of eucalyptus
From THE OLD HERB DOCTOR
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung. Typical symptoms include a cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing
Glue for Accordion
- 65% Bees Wax
- 35% rosin
- 5% Linseed Oil
Lip Balm Recipe
Ingredients:
2 tsp coconut oil
1 tsp beeswax
1 vitamin E capsule
Instructions:
Melt & Mix: In a pan, melt together.Â
Pour & Cool: Pour the mixture into a container and let it cool until it solidifies.
Customization: The beauty of this lip balm lies in its versatility. Experiment with varying proportions and different moisturizers to suit your needs. Enhance your balm with essential oils or flavors. Consider adding a few drops of peppermint, rosemary, orange, or lemon essential oils for a refreshing touch. Candy flavoring oils from candy-making shops also work wonderfully.
Skin Cream Recipe
Ingredients:
2 1/2 ounces (weight) beeswax
4 ounces (weight) lanolin
2/3 cup baby or mineral oil
3/4 cup water
1 teaspoon borax (sodium borate, CP)
Fragrant oil (optional)
Instructions:
Melt Ingredients: Combine the baby or mineral oil, lanolin, and beeswax in a pan. Heat the mixture to 160°F, ensuring all components are fully melted.
Heat Water & Borax: In a separate container, heat the water and borax to 160°F, making sure the borax is completely dissolved.
Mix & Stir: Gradually add the water-borax mixture to the oil-lanolin-beeswax mixture while stirring continuously. When a white cream begins to form, continue to stir slowly until the mixture cools to 100°F.
Add Fragrance (Optional): If desired, add a few drops of fragrant oil to the mixture.
Pour & Store: Pour the cream into small, wide-mouth jars and allow it to set.
Petroleum Jelly Recipe
Petroleum jelly is straightforward to make and serves as a base for many other products. For a natural alternative, substitute baby or mineral oil with grapeseed oil or sweet almond oil to create an “un-petroleum jelly.”
Ingredients:
1 ounce (weight) beeswax
1/2 cup baby or mineral oil
Instructions:
Melt the Beeswax: Use a microwave or double boiler to melt the beeswax completely.
Add the Oil: Stir in the baby or mineral oil until thoroughly combined.
Cool Down: Remove the mixture from the heat and continue to stir until it cools and solidifies.
Basic Lotion Bar Recipe
Ingredients:
3 ounces beeswax
2 ounces cocoa butter
3 ounces sweet almond oil
Instructions:
Melt & Mix: Melt all ingredients together thoroughly.
Mold: Pour the mixture into molds of your desired shape and let it set until solid.
Solid Perfume Recipe
Ingredients:
3 parts sweet almond or jojoba oil
2 parts white beeswax
1 part scent (essential oils of your choice)
Instructions:
Melt & Mix: In a double boiler, melt all ingredients together until well combined and integrated.
Pour & Set: Pour the mixture into containers and let it cool until solid.
Rosemary Cream
(excellent for getting mascara & makeup off) – FOR ALL SKIN TYPES EXCEPT OILY
Will keep without refrigeration for about 1 month, so don’t make up too much at once.
Step 1
- 12g beeswax
- 15g emulsifying wax
- 1 tablespoon (thick) coconut oil
- 100ml olive oil.
Melt in a double boiler, I use the microwave in a pyrex bowl, works fine. Remove from heat.
Step 2
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1/4 teaspoon borax
- 1 tablespoon rosewater
Heat water mix slightly in a pyrex bowl till borax is dissolved. Add slowly to the melted oils from step 1 & stir constantly till almost cool. Doesn’t take long (not like tracing). Mix well, when lukewarm, then add 5 drops essential oil, e.g.. rose geranium is good for general skin care.
If the E/O is added above 45C it will vaporize & you will loose your therapeutic qualities as well as most of the fragrance. Pot into sterilized glass jar.
Beeswax Castile Soap
- 16 oz weight olive oil
- 1 oz beeswax
- 1 oz palm oil
- 2.1 oz lye
- 1 cup water (8 fluid ounces)
(melt the beeswax with the fats)
Fat and lye/water temperature about 150 degrees F
Tracing time: about 12 minutes FAST! (This is not a good blender soap candidate!)
Time in molds: 48 hours
Place the soap in a freezer for 3 hours, then remove it from the molds
Age: 6 to 8 weeks for the bars to harden.
Cold Cream Recipe
Ingredients:
84 ml olive oil
28 g beeswax
30 ml rosewater
1-2 vitamin E capsules (optional, for anti-wrinkle and anti-scar benefits)
Instructions:
Melt & Mix Oils: Place the olive oil and beeswax in a jar or basin, then set it in a pan of hot water on the stove. Warm gently until the beeswax just melts—avoid boiling!
Warm Rosewater: Slightly warm the rosewater separately.
Combine & Stir: Gradually add the rosewater to the oil and wax mixture while continuously stirring. Keep stirring until the mixture cools.
Add Vitamin E: For extra benefits, prick one or two vitamin E capsules and squeeze the contents into the mixture. Stir well.
Store: Transfer the cooled cream into a sterilized jar for storage.
Candle Wicks from Mullein
Centuries ago, the herb Mullein was commonly used to make candle wicks. If you wish to create your own, you’ll need to grow Mullein from seeds. This plant is tall and straight with a hard stem. Once the plant is fully grown and ripe, follow these steps:
Harvesting:
Cut the plant and remove the hard outer stem.
In the center of the stem, you’ll find a vegetable cord-like substance.
Preparing the Wicks:
Carefully remove these cords and twist them, securing them at the top and bottom.
Hang the twisted cords with a small weight, like a pebble, attached to the bottom to keep them straight.
Customizing Thickness:
For thicker wicks, you can braid several cords of Mullein together to achieve the desired thickness.
Drying:
Allow the wicks to dry for several weeks before using them in candles.
After they’ve dried, your Mullein wicks will be ready to use just like conventional candle wicks.
Spice Sachets Recipe
Ingredients:
1 1/2 oz beeswax (by weight)
1 cup applesauce
1 1/2 cups ground cinnamon or a blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves
Up to 1 teaspoon of essential oil (optional, from any of the above spices)
Instructions:
Melt & Mix: Heat the beeswax and applesauce in a microwave or double boiler until the beeswax is fully melted. Stir in the ground spices.
Knead: Knead the mixture until it reaches a dough-like consistency.
Shape: Roll the dough into sheets and cut out shapes, or hand-form the dough into balls or beads.
Dry: Place the forms on cardboard and let them harden for 3 to 4 days.
Fragrance: The delightful aroma will last for years.
Sweet Honeyed Carrot Soap
- 7.5 oz Coconut Oil
- 8 oz castor oil
- 8 oz olive oil
- 16 oz Sunflower Oil
- 16 oz Crisco
- 2 oz Beeswax
- 8 oz carrot juice
- 14 oz water
- 7.58 oz lye (sodium hydroxide)
Instructions:
Measure oils on your scale. Warm on the stove or in the mircowave. Bring temperature to near 120° F. Exact temperature is not critical.Add sodium hydroxide to the water. Mix well. Allow to cool to near 120° F. Exact temperature is not critical. Combine oils and lye solution and carrot juice. Stir until trace. Stir well. Pour soap into molds. Allow to sit until soap is firm. Depending on the depth of the mold this will happen in 6 to 36 hours. Deeper molds allow for faster firming. Cut into bars. Stack to allow good air circulation. Allow to cure for several days before using. Longer curing will result in a harder bar.
Notes & Comments: At trace I added honey which had been caramelized in the microwave & aloe vera. The soap is a lovely almost translucent pale orange & has a warm sweet scent but not sickly sweet.
“Bee Good Soap”
- 16 oz wt Almond Oil
- 26 oz wt Canola oil
- 32 oz wt Coconut Oil
- 28 oz wt Olive oil
- 26 oz wt Hydrogenated Soybean Oilbean Oil
- 48 fl oz water
- 18 oz wt lye (sodium hydroxide)
- 4 oz wt Beeswax (.5 oz per pound x 8 lbs.)
- 4 oz wt Honey (.5 oz per pound x 8 lbs.)
Instructions:
Heat oils to 150° F. Add Beeswax (you can grate it, chunk it, pre-melt it). Cool to 115° F. Lye and water to about 110° F. Add lye/water to oils, at light trace, add the honey. Stir till well blended. Pour no more than an inch deep. Cover with Saran type wrap prevents soda ash). Don’t wrap with a blanket, just put a cookie sheet over the top, as this will get warmer than soaps without honey.
Notes & Comments: You can scent this as you like, add scents at light trace.
Art Mediums with Beeswax
Wax Crayons
Parts by weight:
- 2 parts beeswax
- 1 part talc
- pigment
Melt the wax in a microwave or small can placed in boiling water ( a double boiler). Stir in the talc and dry artist’s pigment or fresco colors. Pour the mixture into a lubricated aluminum foil mold. The crayon may be melted again and more pigment added until it is the exact color desired. Caution: These crayons should not be used by children because some pigments are not food safe.
Wax Pastels
Parts by weight:
- 1 part grated soap
- 1 part beeswax
- Pigment
Melt the beeswax in a small can placed in boiling water. Add the grated soap and stir until the soap melts and the mixture is smooth. Color the mixture with dry artist’s pigment or fresco colors. Pour into lubricated aluminum foil molds. After testing the crayon, it can be melted again and more pigment added. Caution: These crayons should not be used by children because some pigments are not food safe.
Wax Pastels for Children
Follow the directions above for “Wax Pastel Crayons” using concentrated food coloring as the pigment. The paste is sold with cake decorating supplies. The crayons are food safe and they blend well. Their color is almost as concentrated as the crayons made with the artist’s pigment.
Oil Paint #1
8 measures beeswax
3 measures turpentine
Melt the beeswax in a microwave or double boiler. Remove it from the heat and stir in the turpentine. For direct painting, combine the mixture on a palette with tube oil paint. Thin or thick coats can be applied over oil, tempera or glue paints. Use only a wax varnish over the finished painting.
Oil paint #2
4 measures beeswax
1 measure Dammar varnish
1 measure boiled linseed oil
12 measures turpentine
Heat the ingredients in a double boiler until they are combined. Remove the boiler from the heat and stir until the mixture forms a soft paste. Combine the soft paste on a palette with tube oil paints. Apply the paint as a final paint layer or glaze. Varnish the painting with a wax varnish only.
Beeswax Polishes
Famous Three in One Solid Furniture Polish
Equal portions of linseed oil, warmed beeswax and turpentine.
This, like some of the other recipes, can be experimented with for best results. Here it is good to begin with small quantities, about a cup of each ingredient. The warmed materials should be carefully and thoroughly mixed together with a wooden stick, then pour into the usual wide mouthed storage jar. The final color is usually a rich gold.
Beeswax Polish
Beeswax furniture polish with it’s soft, satin shine is considered the ultimate in wood care. Note that there is very little difference between this formula and the formula for shoe polish.
- 4 ounces (weight) beeswax
- 2 tablespoons carnauba wax
- 2 1/2 cups odorless turpentine or mineral spirits
Melt the waxes on high in a microwave or in a double boiler. Remove the waxes from the heat and stir in the turpentine or mineral spirits. Apply the polish with a clean cloth and rub in small circles. Turn the cloth as it becomes dirty. Allow the polish to dry, then buff with a clean cloth. If more than one coat is desired, wait two days between applications.
Liquid Polish
- 4 oz. (weight) beeswax
- 2 T. carnauba wax
- 2 1/2 Cups mineral spirits or Turpenoid
Melt the waxes on high in a microwave (watch closely) or in a double boiler. Remove the waxes from the heat and stir in the mineral spirits.
Beeswax Special furniture Cream Polish
- 4 oz. beeswax
- 1/4 cup liquid soap
- 2 cups turpentine
- 1 cup very warm water
- 1/4 cup pine oil
Dissolve the soap well in the warm water, and let cool. Using the double boiler technique, melt the beeswax shavings in the turpentine, remove and cool. When both mixes are cool , mix gently and thoroughly with a wooden stick. If, as happens, the mix cools too quickly and hardens again, re-heat gently while stirring.
Furniture Cream Polish #2
- 1 pint linseed oil
- 4 oz. beeswax
Melt together, mix thoroughly, and put into container.
Furniture Oil
- 1 pint linseed oil
- 6 oz. beeswax
Melt the two ingredients together over low heat and store in closed bottle.
Floor Polish
Melt equal portions of beeswax and turpentine together for use on wooden floors.
Holiday Floor Polish
- 4 oz. beeswax
- 1/2 cup liquid soap
- 1/2 pint water
- 1/4 cup linseed oil
- 1/4 cup turpentine
Melt the wax in the warm water, then mix in the soap. When cooled, add the turpentine and linseed oil. Store in covered container.
Shoe Polish
Parts by weight:
- 1 part aluminum oxide powder
- 1 part tin oxide powder
- 1 part petroleum jelly
- 1 part beeswax
Melt the wax and petroleum jelly in a microwave or double boiler. Remove from heat and stir in the dry ingredients.
Home Uses/Tool Box
Leather Waterproofing
- 4 oz. beeswax
- 4 oz. resin or rosin (music stores carry)
- 1 pint vegetable oil
Melt the solids in the oil, and apply while warm.
Arthritis wax treatment
Warm wax treatments are approved by the Arthritis Foundation to help relieve sore, painful joints caused by arthritis. Wax treatments provide moist heat, increase blood circulation, and ease stiffness due to joint inflammation.
5 lbs beeswax
2 cups mineral oil
Step 1: Melt ingredients in an oven set between 170 to 200 degrees F. Stir to mix the oil and wax.
Step 2: Remove the mixture from the oven and allow it to cool until there is a film of cooled wax on the surface (about 125 degrees F). Test the wax to be sure it is very warm, but not uncomfortable.
Step 3: The body part treated must be clean and dry. Dip the body part into the wax mixture and withdraw it. If the hand is being treated, keep the fingers apart. Do this a few more times until there is a thick coating of wax.
Step 4: Return the body part to the wax and leave there (15 to 30 minutes) until the mixture cools.
Step 5: Remove the body part and peel off the wax.
Save the wax in a closed container to use again. The treatment may be repeated. The mixture will melt more quickly now that the oil and wax are combined.
Waterproof & Leather Softener
- 1 oz. (weight) beeswax
- 8 oz/ (weight) petroleum jelly
Melt the ingredients in a microwave or double boiler. Brush the hot mixture onto the leather and allow it to penetrate. If possible, place the item in hot sun. Polish the leather with a cloth to remove excess waterproofing.
Ironing Wax
Rub a cake of wax over a hot iron, then press canvas or unbleached muslin. This wax finish gives a gloss and protects the cloth from dirt and water. While the iron is still hot, wipe it clean with a paper towel.
Envelope Sealing Wax
- 1/2 oz. weight beeswax
- 3 oz. weight blonde shellac
- dry artist’s pigment or fresco colors
Melt the beeswax in a microwave. Add the shellac flakes and microwave, stirring every 30 seconds until the mixture is melted (about 2 1/2 minutes total time). Stir in the dry pigment. Judge the amount of pigment to add by the color of the wax. Pour this into molds and let it cool.
Dust Mops & Dust Cloths
- 1 Tablespoon beeswax (1/2 oz. weight)
- 2 Tablespoons mineral oil
- 2 cups turpentine
Heat the wax and oil in a microwave or a double boiler until the wax melts. Remove this from the heat and stir in the turpentine. Wet flannel cloth or a dust mop in the liquid. Wring it out and spread it to dry.
Golf Club Grip Wax
- 2 oz. weight beeswax
- 1 teaspoon powdered rosin
Melt the ingredients together in a 250 degree F. oven. Pour this into a paper tube. Peel away the paper as the wax is used.
Sealing Putty
- 1/4 cup linseed oil
- 2 teaspoons beeswax
- Whiting (calcium carbonate powder)
Whiting is sold by building suppliers or “Woodworker’s Supply” .
Melt the beeswax in the microwave or a double boiler. Add the oil and stir. Heat the mixture again if necessary to get a smooth texture. Let it cool. Stir in small amounts of whiting until the mixture is dough-like and can be handled. Knead the mixture until it is smooth and store it in an air-tight container.
Waterproof paper
- 4 oz. weight beeswax
- 6 oz. weight alum
- 1 oz. weight soap
- 1 quart water
- fragrant essential oil (optional)
Combine the ingredients and boil them for 10 minutes. Be sure the beeswax is melted. Dip paper into the hot solution and hang it to dry. Alum is sold in the grocer’s spice section.
Copper Cleaner
Parts by weight.
- 2.4 parts beeswax
- 9.4 parts mineral oil
- 42 parts vinegar, 5% to 7% acetic acid
- 42 parts citric acid, USP crystals
- 42 parts soap flakes
Combine the soap and vinegar to make a paste. Melt the beeswax and mineral oil together in a microwave or a double boiler. Stir in the soap mixture and the citric acid. Let the cleaner set overnight before using it. Apply the polish with a clean, damp cloth. Rinse the copper and wipe it dry with a clean cloth.
Toy Sculpting Wax Recipe
- 240 grams of Carnauba
- 240 grams of Candelilla
- 60 grams of Bee wax
- 1350 grams of Paraffin wax
- 1500 grams of Talc
- ? Red, ? Brown, ? White Crayons for color: Come up with your own color!!
Merchantable Wax
(The basic recipe is 4 parts wax to 1 part plastic)
You will need:
- Paraffin Wax (Available at Hobby Lobby)
- Plastic Shopping Bags (HDPE or LDPE, Recycle symbol #2 or #4)
- Deep fryer WITH adjustable thermostat
- Candy Thermometer (to make sure your fryer thermostat is working correctly)
- Wood Spoon
- Leather Gloves
- Safety Glasses
- Molds (I’ve used Tins, Wood frames, and Cardboard)
- Strainer
- Wax paper is handy
- A scale to measure wax/plastic
Set the deep fryer at 300ºF. Melt the paraffin wax first and then add plastic and stir slowly with the wooden spool until dissolved. Before poring the wax into the mold, pass it trough the strainer to remove any undissolved chunks of plastic.
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