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in a package that seals the bar—for home, a sealable plastic bag; for sales, a clean
plastic wrap, plus ribbons and bows—so the fragrance doesn't escape too fast (5,
6).
Use Jeanne's foot cream for rough and dry spots on hands, feet, elbows, and
knees. It is fragrant and pleasant to use—and smell.
When all done, the pan and molds can be washed up in hot dishwater without
fear of clogging drains or ruining pots or spoons. Spills, too, clean up well with
soap and water. From start to finish this project, from gathering your materials to
setting aside the filled molds, takes less than a half hour. Beeswax creams are fast
and easy to make, useful for friends and family, and even profitable.
(1) Weigh out 2 ounces (55 g) of beeswax, and 2 ounces (55 g) of cocoa butter. Put them
in a stainless steel pan and melt them together over moderate heat.
(2) When the beeswax and cocoa butter are just barely melted, add the shea butter to the
mix, stir until melted, and reduce the heat. While cooling the mixture, spray the molds
with mold release. When the mix cools to the point where you can barely pour it, stir in
the peppermint oil.
(3) When well mixed, pour the liquid into the molds slowly and carefully, as close to the
mold as reasonable to avoid splashing and bubbles in the cream later.
