Love making your own body balms but you are looking for one for your feet? Here is a recipe for Rich Butter Foot Balm from Aussie Soap Supplies. What is really interesting about this recipe is that you can make it in the microwave. Now to be honest I heard that you should not melt beeswax in the microwave because it can be combustible. I have never tried melting beeswax in a microwave before but beeswax does have a flashpoint and I am not quite sure what that maybe.
What is also interesting about this recipe is that you can subsitute macadamia wax for beeswax. I have never heard of macadamia wax before. Has anyone used it to sub for beeswax? I have heard of carnuba wax and candelilla wax as a substitution for those who are vegans. So if you have used macadamia wax before I would love to hear your experiences with this ingredient. I am just wondering if it gets gritty like cocoa butter or shea butter when you melt it.
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I've used Mac wax before and it's much harder than beeswax, I'd suggest using about 1/4 what you would use is a normal beeswax formula. My attempt was grainy but I was using Shea as well so it could have been that :)
Thanks Sailor Mouth Soap regarding the tip on Mac wax. Yes Shea Butter sometimes gets gritty. Some say temporing helps others say no and it depends on the vendor.
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