Is this beeswax ok to used, is it supposed to look like this?

[Michaelvsoaps]

Hi, I bought my first batch of beeswax. I have never seen beeswax before. I bought it to see if it makes the soap last longer in the shower (2% of the total lipids weight). And excuse my legit ignorance but being a first time for me, I was expecting a unicolour and beautiful block of material. I come from a rural family so I know things are not actually uniformely pretty in nature, but I want to make sure if this an ok block of beeswax.

Thank you in advance.

 

[paradisi]

You may just need to clean it, to remove bee parts and burnt honey. If it smells nice it may well be fine.

 

[AliOop]

Agreed, it looks just like the unrefined beeswax that I sometimes get from a local beekeeper friend.

I'd melt it and strain it, and then pour the still-melted wax into ice cube trays or other small molds to harden up. This will avoid the need to do as much grating or chopping when you want to remelt smaller amounts for use in your soap.

 

[Nona'sFarm]

What @AliOop said. After melting, straining, and pouring into small containers, once a little solidified, I put it in the freezer for a couple of hours and it will pop right out of the container. Then I store these pieces at room temperature in a baggie or jar.

 

[Michaelvsoaps]

It doesn't smell bad. I will try cleaning it.

 

[Michaelvsoaps]

Sorted! Thank you.

I like how it smells like tea.

I simply melted it and sieved it with a plastic 400 MESH sieve that I use for lye. Couldn't find a clean and new cloth around but also couldn't be bothered with the floppiness and messiness of working with cloth either, specially if handling a almost 100 degrees celsius LIQUID WAX.

 

[Nona'sFarm]

Sorted! Thank you.

I like how it smells like tea.

I simply melted it and sieved it with a plastic 400 MESH sieve that I use for lye. Couldn't find a clean and new cloth around but also couldn't be bothered with the floppiness and messiness of working with cloth either, specially if handling a almost 100 degrees celsius LIQUID WAX.

Looks lovely!

 

[AliOop]

Great job, and thanks for sharing the after pic.