DIY Beeswax Wraps Recipe

What you'll need to get:

First, you will need to buy beeswax, Jojoba oil, 100% cotton fabrics and pine resin.  For the beeswax, I encourage you to shop locally. I bought mine from Intermiel. As for the pine resin, I like to go in the forest to collect it myself, but you can also purchase some online.  Know that the pine resin is optional. It adds extra stickiness to you wraps, but it will work without it.  

Swap your plastic bags for these eco-friendly food wraps!

  
If you are looking to ditch your plastic Ziplocs this is for you! Beeswax Wraps are eco friendly food storage that you can craft yourself at home.  Not only will you benefit from it, but so will the environment! You can use it to wrap and store away your vegetables, cheese, bread and even cover a bowl of leftovers. The possibilities are endless!  You can transform your lunch box into a zero waste one, by using beeswax wrap to pack your sandwiches and snacks, instead of using single use packaging.

This craft can be a great gift idea to share with those who would like to minimize their waste or start their zero waste journeys. 

As a society, we still have much work to do to rewire our brains and change our habits to help our planet, who is in dire need of it. Every step you can take to decrease your waste is a good one!

This DIY craft is simple and fun to do, so spread awareness and call up your friends to catch up around the divine smell of melting beeswax!
  
Ingredients
Equipment
  • 250g of beeswax​
  • 2 tablespoons of Jojoba oil
  • 4 Fat Quarter (18” x 21”) of 100% cotton fabric
  • ¼ cup of pine resin (optional)
  

  • 2-3 baking sheets
  • A saucepan
  • Parchment paper or aluminum foil
  • A large paint brush
  • 1 large Mason jar
  • A string to make a makeshift clothesline
  • Scissor
  • Oven
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    Once out of oven, lay your beeswax wraps on a makeshift clothesline, to dry. Once dried, your wraps are ready to use!
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    Combine all the ingredients together in the mason jar. Boil water in the saucepan, and put in the jar to make a bain-marie (as pictured above). Do not put the lid on the jar. Wait until the beeswax as melted and stir together.
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    Pre-heat the oven at 200 °F.
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    Put the wax-covered fabric in the oven for 1 minute. You have to do each one individually. To work faster, I like to use more than one baking sheet.
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    Cut the fabric to the size of your choice. Lay the fabric on a baking sheet. You can choose to cover the baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil to avoid extra cleaning.
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    Once the mixture has melted, apply the wax on the fabric with an old paint brush. Cover the entire surface with a thin layer. If you miss any spot you can always re-do this step later.

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