Essential Living: Pre-Mixed DIY Beeswax Wrap Bar - All-Natural Pure Beeswax, Tree Resin, Jojoba Oil and Coconut Oil Bar - 8 oz. - Makes Over 20 Beeswax Food Wrap Sheets - Easy to Use for Beginners

revived my wax wraps. I melted in microwave oven in a jar and painted it on to the wraps. its messy and sticky but that's why it works!

Easy to use, clear instructions! I used the boiler leather followed by 2-3 minutes in the oven. Clean up is a bit difficult…heating things up and wiping with a paper towel worked best for me. Some items remained sticky. I wonder if using oven safe bags would help avoid residue on pots and baking sheets!since no one else will explain exactly how big their wraps are here is what I got out of it!Quantity of wrap coverage from one bar 12- 12x12” squares and 10- 8x8” squares. The other bar was 3-12x12” squares, 30- 5x5” squares, and 20 - 8x8” squares with a little left over.

Why is a product designed to avoid plastic sent in a plastic bag? However, it worked well. I used the 200 degree oven method, with parchment paper under the wrap. Turns out you can take a big wrap, fold it up, put the pieces of wax on top and put in the oven and the wax goes all the way through at least 4 layers. Instead of a brush I used a stiff piece of plastic to smooth out the melted wax works fine and any wax left of the plastic can be reused. I got one big wrap about 24 x 24 and one almost that big and three medium sized wraps and there is only a bit left. The wraps are more pliable and sticky and generally easier to use than commercial wraps. Overall good, easier than I anticipated good results on first try. I used quilting cotton fabric, wash and iron first. I used a cheese slicer and that worked well. As the block got smaller I just sliced the ends off with a knife. If you are stacking multiple wraps or a large folded wrap, the wax pieces can be fairly large. The whole package coats a full yard of quilting fabric, folded and all at once. a bit more cost effective than other brands. Some orders are quite dark in color but It doesn’t seem to make a whole lot of difference

I bought these wax bars because it was an all in one and I didn’t have to measure or guess. I’ve never made wax wraps before, but I’ve used them and like them. The website gives instructions which are easy and with a very little practice, you are in your way. I made some rather large wraps and got 15 as opposed to 20. You melt these bars (I bought a large glass bowl for this purpose only and some inexpensive paint brushes. I put the fabric on the large cookie sheet and painted on the wax. My first try was a little heavy with wax, so I put it in the o en for 2 minutes and placed my next piece of fabric over it to absorb excess wax. After a few wraps it’s easy to know how much to apply. My only concern is the yellowing of the fabrics. I think this product is good for fabrics with a deep saturation of dye, but it renders bright fabrics and whites dull. My other concern is the odor. I hope it will fade. It is so strong I fear it will overpower the flavor of the foods. But I would do this again and again, only I’d be happier if the wax wasn’t dingy.

First time diy-er for making beeswax wraps. There was definitely a learning curve to using this product, and probably making the wraps themselves. I imagined that it was going to be easy to grate and "sprinkle" the beeswax, but it proved to be a sticky challenge. What we found to be the most helpful in using this product effectively was to cut off chunks and melt them using a double boiler method. The wax melted fairly quickly (2 tbsp melted in about 1-2 min on medium low). Initially, after the wax melted, we brushed it on the fabric and it immediately hardened (if it does this, just put it in the oven). So what we found to be effective was to put the fabric in the oven while the wax was melting on the stove. When the wax was ready, it brushed on nicely if done with the oven open and fabric halfway out of the oven. We also found that putting the fabric on a silpat mat made brushing easier than parchment paper as the silpat gripped the fabric and prevented it from sliding around.I'd use this again, but if this sounds like a bit of work, pellets might be the way to go...especially if you want to eliminate having to pre-melt the wax. And if you don't want to sacrifice a grater. I'm dreading how to clean off the stuck on wax.

Simple to use, but its not sticky enough to wrap around bowls

I've been using pre-made beeswax wraps for about a year. While I love them, they are pricey, and they lose their wax with use. So, I wanted to add wax to my existing wraps and also make new wraps with fabric that my kids would like. This product seemed perfect.Using the wax was really easy. I used the whole bar in one night, and made 12 wraps (6 sandwich and 6 snack sized). Once I was done, clean up was tough. This wax bar is really sticky. I scraped and washed and scraped and washed, but the baking pan, grater, and spreader that I used were still caked with wax. I gave up and just set those aside for "wax only".If you use this product, buy a cheap baking pan and grater. Use a piece of cardboard to spread the wax. Save yourself the trouble.Other than that, the finished wraps were pretty good. I think I probably need to put a thicker coat on my fabric though. I would use this product again. And, all the kids at daycare love my sons' Paw Patrol and Justice League sandwich wrappers!

It was easy to make the homemade wraps. My issue is that I wrote to the company asking why the wraps I made were not sticky enough to use and what to do. They never answered me. I ended up going online to find out how to make them stickier, I bought some pine resin and more beeswax to try and fix the ones I made. I haven't tried that yet, but the maker should be aware that their product was faulty (not enough resin according to what I read) and at least reply to me. (I am not returning the expensive fabric that I used to prove a point )