Bees Wax Chews

I had the idea to make some chews out of beeswax

 as a replacement for gum or even cough drops.

I ordered some raw beeswax.

The seller packaged the wax very prettily!

Here is a link to the listing for the raw beeswax.

 https://www.etsy.com/listing/1029000974/beauty-supply-raw-beeswax-for-diy-beauty?ref=shop_home_active_1&pro=1

Beeswax can be hard to clean up after.

I dedicated an old measuring cup to the job of

 beeswax melting.

I place the measuring cup into a pan of water

that I keep at a simmer on the stove.

I use a wooden popsicle stick to stir the wax

as it melts to avoid getting beeswax on any 

of my utensils.

Once the beeswax is I melted I add therapeutic

grade essential oils. It takes about 15 drops

 to achieve the strength that I was going after. 

I have only tried two flavors: 

Peppermint and a blend called On Guard. 

(On Guard is supposed to support immune

system function. It has Orange, Clove, and 

Rosemary aspects.)

I pour the flavored wax into ice cube trays. 

Just a very small amount into each compartment.

I thought I would have to buy some special molds

for this step, but I put my thinking

cap on and saved the money by

being resourceful. :)

I freeze the wax to make it hard.

Once the wax is hard the pieces come out of 

the trays very easily.

I cut each piece in half. I have been happy

with these size of pieces.

I store the beeswax pieces in labelled zip top bags.

I have been pleased with using the Peppermint

variety as breath mints.

I used some recently as a cough drop substitute

when I had a sore throat. It worked really well

to produce saliva and the oils were soothing.

The beeswax can be chewed for 20 minutes

or longer. It does get crumbly,

but I like playing around with it with

my tongue and teeth.

I crumble it and then pack it back together

and then crumble it again.

I am weird like that. :)

Do you have any ideas of how I could 

improve on this concept?

What about flavors I should try?

I'd love to hear your suggestions!