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Anais Satin Stardust Offline Tailbone in March 2006, classic in March 2007 Posts: 1265 Bill Gates' backyard, WA Gender:	Beeswax Aug 19^th, 2004 at 4:54pm No, I'm not starting dreads. Not while I'm growing long. Anyhoo...Beeswax is supposed to be difficult to remove from hair in large quantities. But a professional lotionbar-maker and I have been wondering about this-- In trace amounts, suppose the beeswax were diluted in an oil or butter, perhaps it could be helpful? Has anyone tried this? Anais
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eKatherine Emerald Offline Posts: 426 Maine Gender:	Re: Beeswax Reply #1 - Aug 19^th, 2004 at 6:17pm I can certainly imagine that a small amount of beeswax might have beneficial qualities. If you got buildup, you might want to clarify with a light oil, with citrus essential oil. I would try that, but it's my long list of things to buy.
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Kate Emerald Offline Posts: 328 Linköping, Sweden Gender:	Re: Beeswax Reply #2 - Aug 19^th, 2004 at 7:46pm Wouldn't the build-up be hard to remove? Sounds a bit dubious. Wax isn't soluble in anything hair-friendly, is it? /Kate
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eKatherine Emerald Offline Posts: 426 Maine Gender:	Re: Beeswax Reply #3 - Aug 19^th, 2004 at 10:57pm According to the Camden-Grey website: http://www.camdengrey.com/ Quote: Beeswax has the sweet smell of honey. It adds many wonderful properties to various bodycare products. Beeswax makes a harder bar of soap and is also used in creams, lotions, lip balms and candle making. But you would only use a few percent in your blend.
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Anais Satin Stardust Offline Tailbone in March 2006, classic in March 2007 Posts: 1265 Bill Gates' backyard, WA Gender:	Re: Beeswax Reply #4 - Aug 21^st, 2004 at 4:00pm Hmmm.... I think I'll try it on a hamster first.
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Cairn Ex Member	Re: Beeswax Reply #5 - Aug 23^rd, 2004 at 10:19pm Quote: Hmmm.... I think I'll try it on a hamster first. Heyy, there's something to try on my sister's guinea pigs next time she's out...
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kengibson2001 Ruby Offline Certified longhair Posts: 82 New York Gender:	Re: Beeswax Reply #6 - Dec 28^th, 2004 at 3:10pm LOL they just had a thread about Beeswax on the Men's longhair hyperboard. The poor guy couldn't get beeswax out of his hair no matter what He did. That is reason enough not to use it, unless you want dreads.
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Re: Beeswax
Reply #7 - Dec 28^th, 2004 at 4:17pm

Since this thread originally posted, I've found that beeswax (at 1/2 - 1 teaspoon per ounce) will act as a stabilizer in homemade skin care (and undoubtedly) hair care products. It loses its own characteristics at that concentration, so it does not leave wax on the hands.

If the wax that was applied to the braids had been mixed with oils, it would have been easy to remove.

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novusfemina Emerald Offline La nuit a des douceurs de femme Posts: 476 Gender:	Re: Beeswax Reply #8 - Dec 28^th, 2004 at 5:13pm Quote: According to the Camden-Grey website: http://www.camdengrey.com/ Ohh, this is the best website, eKatherine! poof There went my holiday cash...
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strawberryfine Emerald Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 415 US Gender:	Re: Beeswax Reply #9 - Jan 2^nd, 2005 at 7:26pm This is very interesting. We have a nephew who is a bee keeper locally. I'll bet I could get a little bees wax from him. Thanks, eKatherine for the info, 1/2 to 1 tsp per ounce. If anyone tries this, PLEASE POST!!! SF
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Anais Satin

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Re: Beeswax
Reply #10 - Jan 9^th, 2005 at 2:14am

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Since this thread originally posted, I've found that beeswax (at 1/2 - 1 teaspoon per ounce) will act as a stabilizer in homemade skin care (and undoubtedly) hair care products. It loses its own characteristics at that concentration, so it does not leave wax on the hands.

My homemade salve tins contain a very very tiny amount of beeswax to keep the ingredients from layering or separating (1 oz beeswax + 15 oz of butters and oils + drop of organic fragrance. No preservatives or artificial ingredients) and there is no sign of the beeswax on the skin... no flaking, etc.. and it improves the consistency and texture of the product. but frankly I haven't tried the salve on my hair yet. It DOES remove very well from the skin with no leftover waxy friction. I think it's also dependent on the quality of beeswax. I'm not sure I want to try this on my own hair because it's so naturally porous and even coconut oil sticks like crazy, but anyone who wants to try the salve... can email me and I can ship you one of my salve tins.

Anais

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Galadriel Stardust Offline Posts: 1671	Re: Beeswax Reply #11 - Jan 9^th, 2005 at 5:29am Body Shop sells beeswax hair wax. They say it's meant for short hair...but I still wonder, would it be suitable for longer hair too. After all, my wispies are quite short. I so want to get rid of my need to use hairspray daily.
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eKatherine Emerald Offline Posts: 426 Maine Gender:	Re: Beeswax Reply #12 - Jan 9^th, 2005 at 11:14am The beeswax hair wax must have a lot of other ingredients in it if it can be applied at room temperature. Beeswax has a melting point of 147F, which means that in the pure state it looks like little plastic pellets or a large lump of plastic. It should shampoo out ok, but you might want to try it first on part of your hair and see.
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strawberryfine Emerald Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 415 US Gender:	Re: Beeswax Reply #13 - Jan 9^th, 2005 at 4:35pm I wonder if you could dilute your shampoo or conditioner with distilled water, add a little jojoba oil or other oil and add a small amount of beeswax to thicken it? If I can get my hands on some beeswax, I may experiment with this.
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Anais Satin Stardust Offline Tailbone in March 2006, classic in March 2007 Posts: 1265 Bill Gates' backyard, WA Gender:	Re: Beeswax Reply #14 - Jan 12^th, 2005 at 1:44am SF.. you want some beeswax? PM me.
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