how to make wax

Today, beeswax is sometimes used in car waxes, but is more commonly used in furniture waxes and polishes. You can make your own wax very easily, my ancestors did it on the Cape Cod plantation, it’s a relatively simple process and fun too.

First you need a couple of pots to boil and a pot of hot water. Liquid Beeswax furniture polish is simple, use a quarter cup of ivory soap, a quarter pound of beeswax, 1 cup of turpentine, and a half cup of water. Dissolve the soap in hot water, put the scraped wax in the turpentine and then slowly melt them, then pour the soap mixture into the mixture and stir with a wooden spoon, once well stirred pour into a glass jar and you’re done , very easy. Beeswax cream furniture polish that can also be used on automobiles with a reduced amount of turpentine is prepared by mixing and mixing 1/4 pound beeswax, 2 cups turpentine, 1/4 cup Ivory Liquid Soap , 1 cup of warm or boiling water and a quarter cup of pine oil. The only difference is that you have to make sure all the beeswax is dissolved first and then cooled, then mixed with the warm soapy water until it freezes and then heated again and dissolved. If you reduce the turpentine content, you can also use it in your car. It runs smooth and works fine.

Although, I am partial to carnauba car wax for its ease of use, but from a realistic standpoint of protection, carnauba only lasts three months, whereas melted beeswax may last a bit longer. For solid beeswax furniture polish, which is preferred by antique dealers we met on the back roads of NH, VT, and Maine, all you have to do is use equal amounts of linseed oil, beeswax, and turpentine. The finished product is golden brown and transparent and looks rich in content. You now have the smell of lemon oil in the furniture polish, which can easily be added to the boiling water during the process.

There are many good waxes to use on cars that you wouldn’t use on surfboards, furniture, or statues. Wax is also found in the human ear. There are two different types and your genetics dictate which one you have. Most plants also have a thin protective layer of wax. Most fruit and citrus trees and vegetable plants have wax in the fruits, leaves, and vegetables they produce and that we eat. Many animals and even some fish also produce waxes organically. Other wax components are found in minerals and petroleum products and distillates.

There are polymeric or synthetic ones, made by man in various types of waxes. We do get waxes from a variety of sources. The Carnauba we are talking about is the preferred wax for many retailers. Carnauba wax is found in the leaves of carnauba palm trees. The best Carnauba wax comes, in my opinion, from the Palm Trees of Brazil. You can tell a good carnauba wax by the water droplets you see when you detail your car. Candelilla wax comes from a plant that grows in parts of Mexico, Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Guatemala, and sometimes in the southwestern United States. It’s a brown wax and not only have people used it on cars, but it’s also used on phonograph records, floor coverings, and candles. Although it is the main component of candle wax, it is usually mixed with other waxes in the candles that we use in our homes.