Tips and tricks to make the
most out of your beeswax wraps
How to care for your wraps
Wrap it.
Use the warmth of your hands to shape and mold your beeswax wraps around your food, over containers or fold into pouches to keep your food fresher for longer.
Wash it.
To clean, simply wipe your beeswax wrap with a damp cloth using cold water and a small amount of eco-friendly soap. Hang your beeswax wrap up to air dry. Avoid using harsh chemicals and heat as this will melt the wax and destroy the antimicrobial layer.
Reuse it.
Bush and Bee beeswax wraps can be reused over and over again and can last up to 12 months if cared for properly. Beeswax wraps can last for many years but sometimes after repeated use they start to loose their stickiness, see below on to bring them back to life.
How to revive and bring my beeswax wrap back to life
When there are signs of wax cracking and a reduction in stickiness, your wraps start to loose their effectiveness, this can be due to a long period of use and repeated washing. However, your beeswax wrap may still be able to be revived.
Firstly check the condition of you wrap, is there enough wax remaining on the wrap?
If so you can pop them on a piece of baking paper in the oven at 70 degrees, this will allow the wax mixture to melt and redistabute the clumps of wax. Once the wax is melted you can gently grab the corners or the wraps (be careful as it will be hot), and wave in the air for a few seconds allowing for the wax to cool. This should revitalise you wrap and extend its life.
If there isn’t enough wax mixture your wrap can be rewaxed with a replenishing block to bring it back to life.
Shop wax replenishing blocks
Rewaxing your wrap can be fiddly and messy, sometimes if the wrap is heavily stained you may find it easier to buy a new fresh wrap. However this is not the end of your old wrap, it can be used in many ways including;
Cut into strips and used as firelighters
Cut into strips and be used as twist ties to tie up your vegies in your garden’
Completely composted once their life is complete
Ingredients
100% Cotton
Bush and Bee beeswax wraps use 100% cotton fabric for the base of our beeswax wraps which are hand chosen to have a usable piece of art for your kitchen or lunch box.
We use a mixture of artists including Bush and Bee original designs and Joceyln Proust to create a beautiful wrap for everyones taste.
Pine Resin
Our pine resin is imported from Sumatra, Indonesia and sustainably farmed by collecting the tree sap in containers attached to the trees, called scar trees. This process allows the trees to remain standing and these scars are continually scraped to make the trees bleed and provides us with this natural product that is eco-friendly and doesn’t harm the environment. We add high quality pine rosin to our wraps to add stickiness which helps with your wraps self adhesion and reduces the breaking point of the wrap which is crucial for an effective beeswax wrap.
Beewax from our hives
Bush and bee source our beeswax directly from our own bee hives when we remove the cappings to extract honey. The beeswax is melted down in a process of settling in water to remove any dirt or impurities the wax is then filtered to make sure the beeswax is 100% clean.
With 47 years of experience melting and processing beeswax we strive to provide a clean product that has a natural honey aroma and bright yellow composition.
Jojoba Oil
Bush and Bee beeswax wraps use 100% Australian virgin cold pressed jojoba oil grown free from pesticides and has a bright golden colour and has a sweet nutty aroma. Jojoba oil is know for it antibacterial, antioxidant, antifungal and antimicrobial properties and provides elasticity to our wraps.
Make it, Shape it, Use it.
Beeswax wraps aren’t limited to just wrapping around food like clingwrap. Because of their composition they are naturally stronger then plastic, this allows us to mould them into unique shapes and sizes such as bags which expands the amount food and vegetables that can be kept fresher for longer.
See below tutorials on how to shape your beeswax wrap.
How to make a bag - Type Two
How to make a bag - Type One
Fold your beeswax wrap in half
Beeswax wraps FAQs
Can they go in the freezer?
Yes, make sure you let the wrap warm up to room temperature before unwrapping to minimise cracking.
How do you wash them?
To clean, simply wipe your beeswax wrap with a damp cloth using cold water and a small amount of eco-friendly soap. Hang your beeswax wrap up to air dry. Avoid using harsh chemicals and heat as this will melt the wax and destroy the antimicrobial layer.
How do I store them?
We recommend you store your beeswax wraps in a kitchen drawer, out of the sun for easy access, or the same place you store your clingwrap as this makes for an easy transition to plastic free.
Will beeswax wraps stain?
Some foods like beetroot and capsicum that are likely to stain your hands may stain your wrap, but this does not harm your food or beeswax wraps it will just affect your wraps appearance. We recommend avoiding direct contact with oily foods as this will cause an oil stain on your wrap, instead place your food into a bowl and cover.
Do beeswax wraps smell?
Beeswax wraps have a mild aroma of honey from the beeswax, fresh pine and a nutty aroma from jojoba oil. This aroma will reduce over time and does not affect your food.