How to use your Beeswax Wrap
Great for storing fruits, vegetables, bread, cheese and sandwiches
Instructions:
- Use the warmth of your hands for a few seconds and pressure to mold the beeswax wrap around a container or directly around your food.
- Make into a bag by folding in half, then folding in each side edge twice. Then squeeze the edges with firm pressure to create a seal. Place your food into the bag and fold the top over twice using the same technique as the sides to seal the bag.
- May be used in the Fridge and/or freezer if needed.
CARE: Clean BY HAND ONLY. Gently use a damp dish cloth or sponge. Wash your wrap with Luke warm or cool water, and mild soap if needed- Let air dry then store your wrap in your muslin cotton bag in a drawer or cupboard.
AVOID with heat in dishwasher, microwave or oven
DO NOT USE with raw or bloody meats
Made with 100% cotton material & infused with beeswax, pine resin and jojoba oil
Beeswax wraps handmade in New York, USA
Benefits of using a Beeswax wrap:
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Beeswax has naturally antibacterial and antifungal properties which allows them to act as a natural preservative for your food
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Naturally waterproof and breathable
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Easy to use, Easy to wash
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Non- Toxic
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Compostable and biodegradable
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Reusable for for hundreds of uses
Why should we reduce our Plastic Consumption:
- Most plastics are not recyclable such as plastic bags and saran wrap
- The average family only recycles 15 bags per year, the rest end up in landfills as litter.
- Plastic bags are used for an average of 12 minutes
- It takes 500 (or more) years for a plastic bag to degrade in landfill. But unfortunately even then the bags don’t break down completely, becoming micro-plastics that release toxins and continue to pollute the environment.
- An estimated 270,000 tons of plastic is floating through the world’s oceans
- Plastic waste threatens 700 marine species with its presence
- There is growing evidence that plastics play a role in rising rates of species extinctions.
- Plastics are not biodegradable, nor are they digestible
- Most plastic is made of fossil fuels
- Plastic is toxic and can spread harmful chemicals into the food or drinks you consume.
- Factories which mass produce plastics spread harmful chemicals in the air, people who live near these factories have increased rate of getting cancer and children getting ADHD
Information obtained from (www.forbes.com) and (Documentary: "Broken" episode on plastics)