Beeswax has been used around the home since the time of the ancient Egyptians. It is the purest natural wax and has many beneficial and practical applications.

One of these lovely little bars of beeswax is very handy to have in the house for a variety of uses:

• waxing the bottoms of sticking drawers and windows
• waxing surfboards, ski's and snowboards
• for use as a hair and moustache wax, great for dreadlocks
• polishing furniture
• making the cleanest and brightest burning candles that have a lovely honey fragrance
• waterproofing leather and shoes
• using it as a base in homemade face creams and balms.

Each bar comes with 10 recipes for household products you can make from your beeswax.