Can I heat the wax in the electric coffee warmer... Does it melt well ? Do I need to use muslin strips for this
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I'm gonna guess you mean place the container on a mug heater? I doubt it will work. This can has a specific wax heater that regulates the temp you are risking a serious burn to do it any other way. This is a stripless hard wax and does not require muslin strips. I recommend you use a wax strip product like Nads or Sally Hansen. Available at most drug stores. Follow the directions. They work quite well.
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The can of wax is included and with the wax warmer; the wax is supposed to allow people to peel off the wax instead of using strips so strips are not included. However, peeling off the wax is much more painful than if you purchase a wax that requires strips. The warmer is a good unit and I would recommend it, but the wax didn't impress me at all. I would not recommend buying strips with this wax because the wax is thicker than the wax that requires strips.
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I only use it for facial hair and it is absolutely THE BEST!! And yes, this is a strip-less wax. And yes, your warmer should work, mine does. P.S. I'm not sure if the other person who commented is talking about the right wax, because this specific wax is most definitely a hard wax that you DO NOT use muslin strips with, I guarantee it!
950389
I used a small, cheap wax heater, but without such a device you could put it on the stove in a pan with some water in it and slowly melt it that way. A small wax heater ($25) is probably worth the money because the wax needs to be reheated continually.
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We used this for our Heath & Wellness fair and I plugged it in with brand new 'block' wax at 9am for our 11am fair. At 11:00am the wax was only partially melted. It wasn't completely melted until about 1:00pm. When reheating and refilling I've switched to wax 'beads' as they seem to clump less and take less time to melt completely.
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As there aren't any controls for the heating temperature, I wouldn't use it for melting wax for craft purposes. I'm not a crafter but I wouldn't trust it.
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Yes, but the coffee actually gets hotter when left on the warmer for a few minutes after brewing. So if you like it hotter, just leave it on the warmer for about 5 minutes. We also have found that it helps to heat the cream (we use half and half) in the microwave as cold cream right out of the fridge cools down the coffee considerably.
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No you cant warm it in the mirowave .... it will spark cause of the metal can .... and no you cant use stips cause this type of wax is hard ..... and it should be easy to pull off ....u always have to leave a corner lifted to be able to pull off ...
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Tom: This is a porcelain pot (ceramic) so I suspect that you "could" put it on a warmer (if you mean electric hot plate). However, since there is a metal strainer inside, I would probably take the strainer out, leaving just the coffee. The pot that I got makes about two 8 oz cups (I'm guessing) and I generally drink it all in one sitting. It's a beautiful pot and I don't believe it was made to hold coffee for a long period of time. I also brew tea in the pot.
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With this stuff it's fairly easy. Any melt and pour soap base can be heated in the microwave (only heat it a few seconds at a time until you know how your microwave will respond to it) or on the stove in a double boiler (or heat-safe glass container suspended in boiling water). I have my own Pyrex measuring cup dedicated to melting down soap and wax. That way you don't accidentally use it for cooking and you can keep track of how much you have in the cup easily. After that, find a silicone mold you like and you're off and running. I usually fill my new molds with water and then pour that water into my measuring cup so I know how many milliliters of soap I need to fill the mold, then write that on the side of the mold. When I want to make soap with that mold I see how much soap base i need, then slowly melt that much in the microwave. For mine, I found 30 second intervals work best. Between heatings I usually stir the melted soap to check for lumps. Once it is lump free you can add sent and colors as you want but I just pour it into the mold and allow it to cool. This usually takes a few hour.
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The warmer is great. The wax is crap. I wouldn't use that wax on any part of my body. If you need to cause you're in a pinch, definitely use strips. THIS IS NOY HARD WAX.
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I mixed it with Bee's wax to use in potting guitar pickups. The Bee's wax has definitely got a lower melting point, but in order to get it all melted I believe it was at around 200f and took quite a while for to amount I was using to completely melt. Note, I didn't break it up into really small peices though, which would have sped things up.
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The heating function did now work for us using mineral oil - it does not seem to flow well enough. We were hoping to use it to clean the wax off 3D printed parts. So now we use a crock-pot with mineral oil to clean the bulk of the wax and then soapy water in the ultrasonic cleaner to clean off the remaining residue.
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I'm not certain how much 3 oz. so don't know if it would overflow the warmer or not. If you can break it into chunks and let one piece melt, then add another, that might work. Once it is melted, I definitely store the melted wax in the warmer and just add chunks as needed. My works great.
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The metal piece is not used for wax, it is a type of cup holder for the wax container that you need to insert the wax container into the metal piece. Sort of like a cup stacked onto another cup type. Gigi warmer is sold separately from several Gigi wax products that you can find here on Amazon. Be sure to remove the plastic top off before you begin to melt the wax container! Don't forget the collars they are so helpful in keeping your warmer clean from drippings of the wax! Hope this helps you!
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I did invest in the little Parissa wax warmer and I love it. It heats the wax evenly within 30 minutes, and it brings the wax to the right consistency. I have used the little pan of wax placed in another pan over low heat, but I found it gets messy and I got wax in the other pan. Much easier to do the wax warmer. So convenient. Good luck!
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Salton .com has a warmer for coffee mug -- I looked for it several years ago as gifts but couldn't find -- now it seems to be back.I was given one in 1997 and use it daily -- still working perfectly despite a few cracks surrounding the heating place.