Buying Beeswax for Candle Making
Beeswax is a common ingredient in a variety of products that people enjoy making at home. When you make your own candles, using beeswax as the principal ingredient creates candles that have a delightful honey scent and burn longer than many other candle varieties. Purchase filtered beeswax for a product free of impurities and imperfections, which will make your candles even more delightful to display and burn.
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Visit MountainRoseHerbs.com and choose between 1 oz., 1 lb. and 5 lb. blocks of beeswax or 1 lb., 5 lb. and 55 lb. bags of beeswax pastilles (pellets). This filtered beeswax comes from U.S. beekeepers and the website promotes it as a very high quality beeswax.
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Shop the Florida Herb House at SharpWebLabs.com to purchase beeswax that the manufacturer has triple-filtered for optimal purity. This ultra-pure beeswax will help you create long-burning candles. You can purchase beeswax blocks in 1 lb. portions from this seller.
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Visit LocalHarvest.org for pure beeswax from the state of Georgia. This website sells 1 lb., 5 lb., 10 lb. and 16 lb. blocks of beeswax suitable for a variety of purposes. The website ships the beeswax via Priority Mail USPS service.
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Browse to WoodTurnersCatalog.com if you need only a small amount of beeswax. This website sells purified beeswax in 1 lb. blocks. While marketed primarily to woodworkers, this beeswax serves other crafters as well, melting effectively for a variety of purposes.
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Tips & Warnings
Local craft stores and health food stores may also sell beeswax suitable for making candles.
You can often find superior beeswax in local stores that acquire it from area beekeepers.
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