Re: Newbie Question/Beeswax

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Pat,

Thanks for your advise. I have seen postal scales available at Costco that

measure down to tenth's of an ounce. Would something like that work?

Carol

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The pomade

> calls for 15 grams. I have another recipe that calls for ounces. How do

you

> know how to measure it?

Hi Carol.

If you are going to make toiletries you are going to need a good scale that

measures in ounces and grams. Buy the best one you can afford as you will

find it invaluable over time. You can find conversion tables in the

toiletries library. I am not sure if the old address is still working, but

you can find the new one at http://luxurylane.com/thelibrary/index.htm The

beeswax you have could be any weight, it would depend on the size of the

mold used.

Pat.

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Would you share your lip balm recipe?

Sewitcac@... wrote:

> From: Sewitcac@...

>

> Hello! I am so excited to have found this list!

> I have been experimenting with making some lip balm and hand pomade for

> Christmas gifts this year and I have a question regarding the measurment of

> beeswax. Do you know how much is in those little bars that you buy at the

> health food stores? The lip balm recipe calls for 1 tsp beeswax. The pomade

> calls for 15 grams. I have another recipe that calls for ounces. How do you

> know how to measure it?

> The first pomade I made I obviously used way too much--so I melted it down

> again and added more carrier oil which was fine, but I would really like to

> know how to deal with the measuring.

> Thanks so much

> Carol

> sewitcac@...

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Carol,

I'd really suggest you get a scale that measures oz as well as grams. The

Pelouze one available at Office Depot, or similar stores, has a tare

function (so you can remove the weight of the container), and calculates in

oz and grams

Well, Naturally

At 11:15 PM 12/20/1999 EST, you wrote:

>From: Sewitcac@...

>

>

><< Buy the best one you can afford as you will

> find it invaluable over time. >>

>Pat,

>Thanks for your advise. I have seen postal scales available at Costco that

>measure down to tenth's of an ounce. Would something like that work?

>Carol

>

>>

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Here's a sunbeam for $60 I saw this morning:

http://www.rainbowmeadow.com/tools.html

Marie

Branwen wrote:

>

> From: " Branwen " <branwen@...>

>

> > From: mary robinson <maryr@...>

> >

> > Hi Carol,

> >

> > I'd really suggest you get a scale that measures oz as well as grams. The

> > Pelouze one available at Office Depot, or similar stores, has a tare

> > function (so you can remove the weight of the container), and calculates

> in

> > oz and grams

>

> I've heard that many people haven't had much luck with Pelouze ones. I use a

> Sunbeam from Office Depot ($67.99... weighs up to 70oz in .1 oz/1 g

> increments) that works really well (except the batteries drain quickly).

> This is a postal scale and I've had no problems with it; be careful, since

> some postal scales will not allow you to add to the weight continuously, as

> they're designed to measure in short bursts (does that make sense)?

>

> Oops... is this too much information, regarding a supplier?

>

> Branwen

> Ona-Stella Enterprises

> http://www.ona-stella.com

>

> >

[Guest guest]

> From: mary robinson <maryr@...>

>

> Hi Carol,

>

> I'd really suggest you get a scale that measures oz as well as grams. The

> Pelouze one available at Office Depot, or similar stores, has a tare

> function (so you can remove the weight of the container), and calculates

in

> oz and grams

I've heard that many people haven't had much luck with Pelouze ones. I use a

Sunbeam from Office Depot ($67.99... weighs up to 70oz in .1 oz/1 g

increments) that works really well (except the batteries drain quickly).

This is a postal scale and I've had no problems with it; be careful, since

some postal scales will not allow you to add to the weight continuously, as

they're designed to measure in short bursts (does that make sense)?

Oops... is this too much information, regarding a supplier?

Branwen

Ona-Stella Enterprises

http://www.ona-stella.com

[Guest guest]

No, Branwyn, you're fine. (smile.)

Gently,

shoshana

> Oops... is this too much information, regarding a supplier?

>

> Branwen

[Guest guest]

Carol,

I really like the scale at Costco - I use it myself and you can't beat the

price. The only drawback is that you have to measure quickly if you are

using the tare function - the unit turns off automatically after two minutes.

I get by this by not using the tare function if I'm measuring a lot of

ingredients. It has a lifetime battery too - something like 200,000 uses.

Kathy Munyon