Melting temperatures Pouring temperatures Beeswax 144° to 149° F (62° to 65° C) 170º F (76º C) Palm wax 138° to 144° F (58° to 62° C) ...

ARTnews RECOMMENDS R&F White Beeswax A go-to beeswax for encaustic painters of all levels, R&F’s product comes in small pellets that melt quickly and smoothly.

Melting Beeswax. Once you have clean beeswax you can get ready to make some candles! I melt my beeswax in a metal “pouring container” set inside another pot with some water in it to make a ...

Melt the wax. If it's beeswax or soy, you can do it in your old recycled kettle, on a low setting for soy (about 15 minutes) and low to medium low for beeswax (10-20 minutes, depending on the size ...

Before you go about melting beeswax to tackle your to-do list, though, remember that whatever you melt it in will likely remain waxed for life.