This is 100% pure, yellow refined beeswax, especially well-suited for batik, candle-making, or crafts. The flexibility of beeswax will give less "crackle" when used in batik.
Available in 1 lb. blocks with a melting point of 144 degrees Fahrenheit.
Also for Wax lunch wraps.
To make homemade cling wrap, you'll need:
- Beeswax (either in beeswax pastilles or beeswax blocks)
- a bread pan or other heat-proof container in which to melt the beeswax
- fabric, cut to any size – 8×8-inches and 12×12-inches are very multifunctional
- Tongs or chopsticks
A note about fabric: The secret to smooth, non-flaking, long-lasting, homemade cling wrap is not in the amount or type of wax you use, but the type of fabric. Use the thinnest, tightest-weave you can.
Homemade cling wrap, use an old tea towel. Thick, hefty tea towels (such as Damask and Jacquard weaves), a tight weave, but ultimately, the thickness made it difficult to keep its seal on some bowls because it wasn't quite flexible enough to hold its shape once the wax hardened in the refrigerator.
Add jojoba oil to the mix, makes the resulting cling wrap sticky when it softened.
Muslin is not a good choice , it comes in multiple weaves and butter muslin is a very loose weave since it's designed to be able to drain the liquid off of cheese, butter, yogurt, etc. Thus, while the seal on the bowls was lovely, the cling wrap only lasted a couple of days before the wax started flaking off due to its very loose weave. Very tightly woven muslin, on the other hand, would work brilliantly.
The best options for fabric are something about the thickness of a bedsheet with a very tight weave.