Softvoks sealing wax, yellow-orange, 500 ml

Soft wax is a sealing wax specially developed for sealing bottles.

When melted, it is slightly softer and thinner in consistency than the sealing waxes with item numbers 3272–3286; once applied, its softness is somewhere between cheese wax and those waxes. Its thinner consistency when melted means it can be applied in a thinner layer. This wax can be peeled off bottles with your fingers, whereas you need a knife to remove the other type of sealing wax.

As a rule of thumb, you can seal about twice as many bottles with soft wax as with the other type of sealing wax, because it goes further when melted. However, if you want a thick layer of wax, use wax as a decorative feature on your bottles, or your bottles might get a few knocks before they reach the customer's table, it's best to use the other type of wax rather than soft wax.

Instructions: This product is only sold in foil trays. You therefore need to place the whole block in a heavy-based pan with a non-stick coating, or in a container in a water bath, at 100 degrees to melt the amount you need. If you don't want to melt the whole block, you can lift out the unmelted part once enough has melted. Dip the bottle necks in the wax and then leave them to dry.

NB: This wax melts at around 75 degrees, but should be heated to around 100 degrees to get the ideal runny consistency before the bottles are dipped. This leaves a suitable layer of glossy wax on the bottle necks. Melted wax that hasn't been used can be reheated.

This wax is easy to use, unlike some other types of wax that have to be heated to 200 degrees in an oil bath to melt.

The individual colours can be mixed if you'd like a different shade from those in the Dansk Hjemmeproduktion range.

Net content: 500 ml