Since I started sharing recipes for my aroma melts, people have asked me for a beeswax-free version. I was initially reluctant because the vegan wax alternatives can be a bit finicky, and I have always had great luck with beeswax. I finally decided to accept the challenge and took a retreat to my creative space to formulate a vegan wax melt recipe. After a few dozen rounds of trial and error, I discovered that carnauba wax is my preferred beeswax alternative. It has no aroma and is a much harder wax, so I don’t have to use as much of it as I would in a typical wax melt.
The hard part was finding the golden ratio to get the melts to stay solid at room temperature while also having them melt in store-purchased wax melters! And by golly, I have done it! It took hours of testing different ratios and combinations, but I finally came up with a core recipe I feel good about.
If you think “watching grass grow” is hard, you should try “watching carnauba wax melt.” Luckily, I have done lots of that for you so you can just jump to the fun part!
Carnauba wax is a vegetable wax that comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm tree (Copernica cerifera), which is also referred to as the “Tree of Life.” This palm species flourishes in Brazil and the wax comes from an annual leaf pruning which causes no harm to the tree. In fact, it helps the trees continue with their natural growth cycles.
Carnauba wax is the hardest of all the natural wax available on the market and is most often in things like vegan cosmetics and vegan body care products. In fact, it is the most widely used natural wax in the vegan cosmetics industry. In addition to its topical applications, carnauba wax can also be used to make green living recipes like homemade cutting board oil, natural candles, and in this case, wax melts.
DIY Vegan Wax Melt Recipe
Makes a little over a 1/5 cup of liquid wax.
Ingredients
Directions
This recipe is easy to make in bulk and can be used for homemade gifts or even wedding and party favors!
Pro Tips
You may also enjoy:
Topics: Aromatherapy, Herbal Gift Ideas, Recipes, Specialty Ingredients, Green Living
Jessicka Nebesni is the Senior Marketing Strategist and Herbal Liaison for Mountain Rose Herbs. Her passion is to share the most educational, empowering, and useful resources with the Mountain Rose Herbs community and on her IG account @herbalasfolk. Having practiced Macrobiotic food preparations in California, beekeeping in Oregon, and making herbal crafts for local farmers markets in New Jersey, she has a wide variety of experiences and knowledge to share. Her passions include preserving food, gardening, practicing herbal wellness, making DIY skin and body care recipes, and living a lifestyle of minimal impact on the Earth.
Since I started sharing recipes for my aroma melts, people have asked me for a beeswax-free version. I was initially reluctant because the vegan wax alternatives can be a bit finicky, and I have always had great luck with beeswax. I finally decided to accept the challenge and took a retreat to my creative space to formulate a vegan wax melt recipe. After a few dozen rounds of trial and error, I discovered that carnauba wax is my preferred beeswax alternative. It has no aroma and is a much harder wax, so I don’t have to use as much of it as I would in a typical wax melt.
The hard part was finding the golden ratio to get the melts to stay solid at room temperature while also having them melt in store-purchased wax melters! And by golly, I have done it! It took hours of testing different ratios and combinations, but I finally came up with a core recipe I feel good about.
If you think “watching grass grow” is hard, you should try “watching carnauba wax melt.” Luckily, I have done lots of that for you so you can just jump to the fun part!
Carnauba wax is a vegetable wax that comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm tree (Copernica cerifera), which is also referred to as the “Tree of Life.” This palm species flourishes in Brazil and the wax comes from an annual leaf pruning which causes no harm to the tree. In fact, it helps the trees continue with their natural growth cycles.
Carnauba wax is the hardest of all the natural wax available on the market and is most often in things like vegan cosmetics and vegan body care products. In fact, it is the most widely used natural wax in the vegan cosmetics industry. In addition to its topical applications, carnauba wax can also be used to make green living recipes like homemade cutting board oil, natural candles, and in this case, wax melts.
DIY Vegan Wax Melt Recipe
Makes a little over a 1/5 cup of liquid wax.
Ingredients
Directions
This recipe is easy to make in bulk and can be used for homemade gifts or even wedding and party favors!
Pro Tips
You may also enjoy:
Topics: Aromatherapy, Herbal Gift Ideas, Recipes, Specialty Ingredients, Green Living
Jessicka Nebesni is the Senior Marketing Strategist and Herbal Liaison for Mountain Rose Herbs. Her passion is to share the most educational, empowering, and useful resources with the Mountain Rose Herbs community and on her IG account @herbalasfolk. Having practiced Macrobiotic food preparations in California, beekeeping in Oregon, and making herbal crafts for local farmers markets in New Jersey, she has a wide variety of experiences and knowledge to share. Her passions include preserving food, gardening, practicing herbal wellness, making DIY skin and body care recipes, and living a lifestyle of minimal impact on the Earth.
