• Designing with wax
• Publisher: Leopold Stocker Verlag
• Hardcover, 164 pages

Blurb

You can easily make your own candles at home, not only from natural and valuable beeswax, but also from kerosene and stearin.
After a detailed introduction to the different types of wax, the extensive practical section of the book is dedicated to the production of candles and what needs to be considered to ensure that they burn well and as soot-free as possible. The spectrum ranges from rolled or square candles made from beeswax to the molding of candles in various shapes, the production of whipped candles and tea lights, scented candles and gel candles and the decoration of molded or rolled candles.

But it's not just candles that can be made from beeswax! Some chapters are dedicated to the production of ointments, creams and lipsticks from beeswax, the use of ear candles and wax in the heat therapy of naturopathy as well as the use of wax in leather care, as wood protection and as car wax.

From the contents:

• Origin and extraction of waxes
• History and manufacture of candles
• Festive decorations
• Health and wellness
• Technical use of waxes