Health And General Life Care: [Bath_and_Body] Re: Floating Rose Petals

[Bath_and_Body] Re: Floating Rose Petals

Sunday, 20 January 2008

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--- In Bath_and_Body@yahoogroups.com, "tigrlily12000"
<tigrlily12000@...> wrote:
>
> you would have to seal he petals so that they wouldn't soak up the
oil or whatever you put them in, and therefore float. i've wracked my
brain, but i can't come up with anything natural that would do that.

> What about a thin coat of wax, like a soy wax. Maybe a pillar wax
that isn't so soft. It's 100% soy so it shouldn't affect the product
and wax usually floats. Not sure if it would work, just the 1st thing
that popped into my head.
>
> April

hey april, the friend of mine (scientist) that was trying to figure
this out remembered that his mother made rose petals that were "all
natural". and you hit the nail right on the head. here's what he
suggested to try. keep in mind, this is going to be rather time consuming!

first off, take the petals off he rose. use only fresh petals with no
brown spots or bruises. use a dehydrating medium (found at any craft
store) by the directions... the importance of this is that you need
the petals to be pliable. if you just dry them, they will crumble when
you try to "wax" them.

now, use a soy wax that is made for container candles. it is softer
and will be easier to work with. here's why... you heat the soy wax to
about 150 degrees and maintain that temperature. using tweezers, dip
the petal in the wax. moving rather quickly, wipe as much wax off of
the petal, smoothing it from one end to the other and removing as much
excess wax as possible. this will prevent your petals from having a
wax film that ill dull the color. (kind of like putting it under
frosted glass). if you work carefully, the wax will seal the rose, but
not too much excess wax will be left behind... presto, sealed rose
petals that should float!

hope that helps! alex

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