The story of beeswax foil

Coating fabric with wax is nothing new. In fact, the ancient Egyptians knew how to preserve food at home using this exact method.

Beeskin wrap

But as time marched on, waxed fabrics were largely replaced – first with waxed paper and then with plastic wraps in the mid 20th Century.

Unfortunately, as you can imagine, these new innovations introduced a range of issues.

From 1876, beeswax and other natural waxes were all but replaced with paraffin – a petroleum-based product that is environmentally costly, to say the least.

These new plastic wrapping kids on the block – PVC, LDPE, and PvdC – allowed consumers to store food for longer at peak freshness. As we now know, however, plastics are harmful to people and the planet.

And, like that uninvited guest, they tend to stick around. For like 600 years.

The irony is, beeswax wraps are an ancient solution to a modern problem. They cut food waste and eliminate the use of single-use plastics.

 And the good news?

They’re making a comeback!

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