Carnauba Wax - What an experience...!

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Hi Anita,

Carnauba wax is much harder than beeswax, and has a much higher melt point.

There are also different blends. If it is a straight carnauba wax then your MP

will be around 181f/186f. Melt your carnauba wax first (make sure it reaches

MP) turn heat down, then add your other butters, stir till melted. Shea butter

needs to reach 145 for at least 5 or 10 min. This will insure it to be smooth

and not grainy. Then add the rest of your oils when your temp has comes down to

around 140.

Let me know how this works.

HTH

Shere'

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-----Original Message-----

From: shulta_grant [mailto:shulta_grant@...]

Hi all

I was wondering if anyone would be kind to tell me how you melt

Carnauba Wax?

Quite a few weeks back I made my first ever pomade for my hair and

added Carnauba Wax to it. I melted the Carnauba Wax in a double

boiler & actually thought that it had melted. Boy was I wrong - I

rubbed the pomade in my hands and put it in my freshly washed jet

black afro hair only to find the little hard specks of the UNmelted

Carnauba wax in my scalp, on my shoulders, down my back & parts that

only the wax could reach - LOL - it looked like I had BAD dandruff

all over!

Please let me know where I went wrong and how I can improve this

recipe.

Many thanks in advance for your help.

Anita