Saltys Mustache Wax

Mustache Wax is not complicated, you can make it yourself if you so desire, the basic recipe isn't a secret.
Beeswax is the main ingredient,unbleached organic is better for the soul, and adds a natural bit of gold shading to silver hairs.
in this batch of wax, I'm going with the vegetable oil/gum arabic method of taming beeswax, the theory being the wax will be somewhat water soluble, a trait Salty desires in his stache wax.

Genuine Stockholm tar is the main fragrance added to this blend, it also adds a hint of extra tack. Salty thinks it adds just a bit to its sea worthiness, giving one a bit of that Old Tar scent.

I like that recipe, it works easily and holds good, but it is more suited to being squished from a tube than from being in a screwtop tin,
in the tin, it evaporates too quickly, and doesn't always rehydrate to the original consistency unless heated.
So, time to experiment with other techniques

Dec. 1/ 2010 - experimenting with a beeswax/coconut oil mix for the cold wet weather
Dec. 14/ 2010 - so far the various B/C mixes have been failures
Feb 2/2011 - experimenting with beeswax/petrolatum blends,
trying to come up with something good, better, best.
haven't yet...
May 2011 - I've been using a beeswax, petroleum jelly blend for the last few months, now the weather is changing, and the winter blend doesn't work so well in the hot weather,
think I'll be moving back to the gum arabic recipe for the summer

sept 2011 - still using a beewsax/petrolatum blend, seems to work fairly well until the days go over 100F.
feb2012- beeswax/petroleum jelly mix is still working fine, about 50/50 by weight