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Cling wraps and aluminium foils are used a lot when we have parties, take out food during travel  and pack lunches.The best is was bee wax wraps (or) beewax cling wraps.
         Buy the ingredients , melt and tada its ready to use

Read till end as most important part is in between each word,

Ingredients

• Beewax    - 1/2 cup
• Pine resin - 1/4 cup
• Jajoba / coconut oil -1/4 cup

Instructions
There are three methods to do this, read all choose your convenient one...

• Grate the wax if u have a log , if pellets use directly.
• Grind the pine resin for any lumps.Hand pound pls, if u use a mixer its tough to clean

Method 1:

• Measure all 3 and pour in double boiler and let it melt completely.
• Use steel tongs to dip the cloth,let it get coated with wax with left hand.Lift it up and use right hand to twist the cloth so extra wax come off.
• Lay it on baking paper or Air dry
• Once completely dry lay another baking paper on top and Iron to remove extra lumps

Method 2

• Measure 3 ingredients and keep aside.
• Heat oven to 200 F,Lay a baking paper on the tray ,place fabric on the sheet
• Sprinkle 3 ingredients with approximately 50:25:25 ratio and then place it in Oven.
• Keep checking, once beewax melts take it out and spread with brush.Repeat if you find any lumps

Method 3

• Measure 3 ingredients and keep aside.
• Sprinkle 3 ingredients with approximately 50:25:25 ratio 
• Place baking sheet at bottom,lay all your fabric to be waxed as a pile one above other (say 3 fat quaters)
• Sprinkle wax on the center piece,cover with another fabric then baking sheet
• Iron the whole pile.Keep ironing changing direction adding the mix, till whole fabric is coated.
• This is laborious method.

Tips
One the wax starts wearing out ,

• Re-wax the cloth (or)
• Insert a thread in the slot ,pull n tie knot and use
• Be gentle please this is beewax. Its as gentle as a flower. Take the most care while you are cleaning it.
• Gentle wipe with dishwash soap.1 drop of soap + 1 cup water.Dip a kitchen towel and wipe delicately.

Pros

• Saving 1 drop of ocean water on each use
• 100% Natural
• 100% Reuse

Cons

• Needs regular maintenance
• Very delicate and fragile
• Has a little smell
• Opac-not transparent