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Beeswax Alchemy: How to Make Your Own Soap, Candles, Balms, Creams, and Salves from the Hive by [Petra Ahnert]

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Featuring over 40 DIY projects that illustrate how to transform one of the world’s most natural ingredients into tangible creations, Beeswax Alchemy is the perfect amalgamation of recipe craft book and beekeepers’ guide.

Considered the miracle of the beehive and used by humans for 8,000 years, beeswax remains a vital ingredient to society and is still used as the foundation for many household products in the twenty-first century. Learn from apiarist and entrepreneur Petra Ahnert about the history of beeswax, as well as tips and techniques on how to mold it into beautiful, reusable creations.

An introduction details the different ways in which beeswax has been used throughout history, as well as the products that contain it today. You’ll also find an explanation of the different types of beeswax, as well as insider tips on working with beeswax, followed by step-by-step instructions for making candles, balms, salves, creams, scrubs, soaps, ornaments, art, and more out of beeswax (either your own or store-bought). Color photos illustrate the processes and show finished results throughout. Among the useful and beautiful things you’ll learn to make out of beeswax:

Hand-Dipped Birthday Candles
Lip Balm with Cocoa Butter
Rosebud Salve
Solid Natural Perfumes
Honey, Oats, and Beeswax Soap
Beeswax Luminaries

Whether you are an expert beekeeper or experimental crafter, Beeswax Alchemy is the best guide for anyone aspiring to make wellness-boosting treasures to keep or gift to friends and family.

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139 pages
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English
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Quarry Books
Publication date

15 February 2015
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...a fabulous book with instructions and excellent photos on virtually any product one might wish to make from beeswax. It is so well written I never lost interest and was not tempted to skip around or to hurry to the end. The photos in the book are outstanding and make it even more professional and informative. - Suzanne Finley, Saponifier Magazine

Beeswax is a wonderful, malleable and beneficial product that has a wide array of possible uses. This attractive book has a lot to offer for the intermediate do-it-yourselfer. In her debut book, businesswoman Ahnert provides an excellent introduction and solid technique instruction to make candles, lotions, and soaps with beeswax. VERDICT The true strength of this book is its instructions for making homemade body products. While similar in coverage to Leeann Coleman and Jayne Barnes's Honey Crafting, Ahnert's book provides better body products and more detailed technical instruction. Strongly recommended. - Library Journal

This book basically lets you become your own Burts Bees, but better, with clear instructions on how to make candles, soaps, salves and creams out of beeswax and much, much more! Beeswax candles help clean the air, beeswax salves have anti-bacterial, anti-microbial and anti-viral benefits. For people who have allergy problems, beeswax is a go to product. Once I started looking into the benefits of beeswax products, it made me realize all the man-made chemicals in those same products bought at a store. - Jeannie Boutelle (The Local Beet blog)

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Petra Ahnert is the creative force behind Beehive Alchemy (beehivealchemy.com), a growing artisan soap, body care, and home goods business. After a serendipitous meeting with a beekeeper at the library in 2002, Petra soon had a couple hives of her own and extra honey to sell. Of course, with the honey, comes beeswax, too so she sought out ways to make good use of the wax she had on hand. Since that time, Petra has first looked to her own life and products she uses to replace them with items she could make herself with the honey and beeswax she had on hand. Eventually, those products made their way into the product line-up for Beehive Alchemy. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00UPBHUQQ
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Quarry Books (15 February 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 29130 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 139 pages

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Petra Ahnert is the creative force behind Beehive Alchemy, a growing artisan soap, body care, and home goods business. After a serendipitous meeting with a beekeeper at the library in 2002, Petra soon had a couple hives of her own and extra honey to sell. Of course, bees produce more than just honey - they also make beeswax and collect propolis. All of these things served as inspiration for products Petra makes; from moisturizing lip balm to waxed fabric sandwich wraps. Many of these products have made their way into the product line-up for Beehive Alchemy.

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mumzee

BEES ARE AMAZING!!

Reviewed in Australia on 3 May 2021

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I've only tried the solid perfume and oil herbal infusion recipes so far but have many more beeswax projects from this book on the agenda. The book gave a very good insight into beekeeping and the process involved in extracting beeswax which was a real eye opener. It amazes me how versatile beeswax is and this book has reinforced my avid respect for these little creatures.

Reviewed in Australia on 23 April 2015

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I bought this as I love honey products and thought to make myself some.

Petra has written an excellent instruction manual which is simple but thorough.

The soap turned out beautifully as did the lotion.

There isn't much else to add other than it was worth purchasing. Love it.

Reviewed in Australia on 14 November 2020

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Very handy go to book for useful products made with beeswax.
Great purchase. I love this book. It's my beeswax bible.

Reviewed in Australia on 30 May 2019

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Great book :)

Reviewed in Australia on 21 November 2021

Very in-depth resource and formula guide for anything bee related. Some gorgeously simple formulas to follow and make your own products. Only thing to note is that the heat and hold method stated in the lotion guides is no longer used in formulating and is not required. Simply heat to the temperature and then emulsify.

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N P CARTER

Now an excellent beeswax polisher

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2015

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Arrived on time as stated, good photos to accompany the easily read recipes. Well presented with chapters specifically dedicated to different crafts. A good book and already made my different types of wood wax polishes. I did follow the recipes and these turned out superb. An excellent buy for me

10 people found this helpful

Kindle Customer

This is a beautifully presented book full of interesting information and great ideas

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2016

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This is a beautifully presented book full of interesting information and great ideas. I am already planning projects and think it will make a great present for like minded friends so will probably be getting it again in the future.

9 people found this helpful

alfie

... a birthday gift not used yet but looks a good book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 June 2017

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Brought as a birthday gift not used yet but looks a good book.

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moomin

Great book to get you hooked on candlemaking

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 27 February 2020