Guest guest Posted April 19, 2006 Report Share Posted April 19, 2006 I've had a few folks ask " What can I do with floral waxes? " .. well .. here go some ideas ... A small piece of these lovely floral waxes can be placed in any of the diffuser varieties of aroma perfume jewelry, such as these that I carry .... http://www.alittleolfactory.com/jewelry.htm One could use a floral wax (such as Jasmine or Orange Blossom) in scenting applications that would normally be too cost prohibitive to use the oils of those botanicals in (such as making candles or soap). They are beginning to be more widely used in cosmetics and perfume applications. Donna Maria's Make Your Own Cosmetics site has some recipes for Jasmine Wax and Floral Wax .. just type jasmine wax and orange blossom wax into the search box ... http://makeyourowncosmetics.com/ Here is a body butter recipe that was included in the info I sent out with the floral wax buy from 2 years ago ... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This recipe makes a light and airy, wonderfully floral scented shea body butter (using the floral wax of your choice) Spring Fling Floral Shea Body Butter: 3 oz Unrefined, Light Colored, Shea Butter 1 oz Virgin Coconut Oil 1 oz Floral Wax 2-4 drop Rose Otto (optional) Begin by whipping the Shea Butter at a high speed in an electric mixer. Note - your Shea Butter needs to be soft, at room temperature, to do this. Meanwhile, warm the Virgin Coconut Oil and Floral Wax over very low heat until the wax is melted. DO NOT OVERHEAT! I find that it is best to turn off the heat under the oil/wax mixture when the wax is not quite completely melted, and then let it continue to fully melt without the heat on. Turn off your mixer to add oils. While warm, slowly pour the oil/wax mixture into the whipped Shea Butter. Add drops of Rose Otto. Quickly turn mixer on high again. Continue mixing until creamy. Place into containers. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ They can be used as is when making exquisite solid perfumes. They can also be tinctured to make liquid perfumes. For the home they can be included in making sachet mixtures, wax pomanders and scented wax tarts. A scented sealing wax can be made with: 2 parts beeswax, 2 part carnauba wax and 1 part soft floral wax (if using a hard floral wax reduce amount of carnauba wax to 1 part). I hope that gives y'all some ideas and inspiration. *Smile* Chris (list mom) Jasmine & Orange Blossom Floral Waxes Pre-Buy Special Going On NOW! http://www.alittleolfactory.com <http://www.alittleolfactory.com/> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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