Pure Natural Beeswax 1kg - Candle and Balm Block

Clean-Burning, Unblended Wax for Candles, Balms and Polish

Most wax sold for candle making is not quite what people assume. Blends cut with paraffin or soy burn faster, throw more soot, and lose the soft honey smell that makes a beeswax candle worth pouring. A candle that tunnels, gutters early, or leaves grey marks on the wall has usually been let down by the wax, not the wick.

This is a 1kg block of pure beeswax, with nothing added. It melts at roughly 62 to 64°C, pours cleanly, and sets hard. One block goes a long way, enough for around a hundred tea lights, a dozen decent pillar candles, or a full year of balms and salves.

Why Pure Beeswax Burns Better

Beeswax is denser than paraffin and soy, so it burns slower and lasts noticeably longer than the same size candle made from a blend. It burns hot and clean with very little smoke, and carries its own faint honey and pollen scent with no added fragrance oil, the exact quality most people go looking for real beeswax to get.

Melting and Working With the Block

Beeswax wants gentle, even heat, a double boiler or slow cooker on low. Direct stovetop heat will scorch it, darken the colour, and cook the smell out, and hot wax is flammable, so it's not a shortcut worth taking. Cut the block into chunks or grate off what you need for a small batch. Leftover wax can be remelted as many times as needed without degrading.

Balms, Salves and Skincare

Beeswax sets the texture in a balm. A good starting ratio is one part wax to four parts carrier oil for a firm lip balm, or one to five for a softer, spreadable salve. Test a small batch first, since the ideal ratio shifts depending on the oils and butters used.

Beyond Candles and Balms

Beekeepers find plenty of other uses: a thin coat on plastic foundation encourages bees to draw comb sooner, melted with oil it makes a good timber polish for boxes and tool handles, and it also waxes thread, seals timber ends, frees sticky drawers, and makes reusable food wraps.

Colour, Smell and What This Wax Is Not

Colour runs from pale yellow to deep golden depending on foraging and pollen content, with darker wax generally smelling stronger, neither is better. Buy a matched batch in one order if colour consistency matters, since the next block may differ. This is natural, unbleached beeswax, so it won't give a pure white candle and will tint pale cosmetic creams slightly golden. It's a solid block, not pellets, better value if you're not measuring small amounts repeatedly.

Specifications

• Weight: 1kg block
• Melting point: Approximately 62 to 64°C
• Composition: Pure, unblended, unbleached beeswax
• Form: Solid block (not pellets)