Want to make your wooden furniture shine?
Then you'll love my homemade wood wax recipe.
Also called "encaustic", there's nothing like pampering old wooden furniture!
It is a 100% natural product, based on beeswax and turpentine essence.
Polish is simply THE best product to maintain, protect and shine wood .
Wooden furniture needs care and maintenance.
The problem is the price! Indeed, polishes are expensive, both in DIY stores and on the Internet.
Fortunately, I'm going to show you my 3 easy recipes to make your wooden furniture shine. Watch:
- 1 handful of beeswax nuggets
- ½ glass of linseed oil
- 2 tablespoons of liquid black soap
- 1 saucepan
- 1 old glass jar with lid
1. In the saucepan, melt the beeswax in a bain-marie.
2. Add linseed oil.
3. Add the black soap.
4. Remove from heat and stir...
...and continue until you get a smooth and creamy batter. As in the photo below:
5. Put this mixture in the jar, then close it.
It's the same recipe as above, except this time we add turpentine.
Indeed, for the polish to penetrate deeply into the fibers of the wood, there is nothing like turpentine!
- 1 handful of beeswax nuggets
- ½ glass of linseed oil
- ½ glass of turpentine
- 2 tablespoons of liquid black soap
- 1 wooden spatula or 1 chopstick
- 1 saucepan
- 1 old glass jar with lid
1. Melt the beeswax in a bain-marie.
2. Add the linseed oil, then the black soap.
3. Remove from the heat and stir until you get a smooth, creamy paste.
4. Add turpentine.
5. Mix vigorously with the wooden spatula (or Chinese chopstick).
6. Put this mixture in the jar, then close it.
Don't have beeswax? No worries, try this non-waxy version of homemade floor polish.
- ⅔ of a glass of turpentine
- ⅓ of a glass of white vinegar
- 1 glass of linseed oil
- 1 old jar with lid
1. Pour the ingredients into an old jar.
2. Close the jar and shake to mix well.
Use an all-purpose cleaner to clean particularly dirty parts of the wood. The homemade recipe for the multipurpose cleaner is here.
Use a soft cloth to place a small amount of polish on the surface. Then, make small circles to spread the wax over the entire surface.
Or, better yet, use a brush to apply the polish in the direction of the wood grain.
Do not hesitate to apply a generous amount of polish, even if it means removing the excess later.
Let the wax sit for 15 to 30 minutes, so that it penetrates the wood fibers well.
With a clean, soft cloth, rub the wood to make it shine.
There you go, now you know how to make homemade polish to pamper your wooden furniture :-)
Easy, fast and effective, right?
Never waste your money on a commercial product again!
Don't have flaxseed oil? Note that you can replace it with another vegetable oil (rapeseed, sunflower, olive...), especially if the surface to be treated is not large.
All these home polish recipes contain only natural products, known for their powerful properties:
Beeswax nourishes the wood, while creating a unique and natural shine when it has been buffed for a long time.
To discover: How to Make Beeswax Candles EASILY.
Inside and outside the house, black soap cleans, nourishes and protects the wood.
To discover: 16 Black Soap Uses Everyone Should Know.
Linseed oil maintains and protects the wood so that it remains beautiful for a long time. It also has antistatic properties that help prevent dust formation.
Turpentine , an essence taken from softwood trees, revives and restores wood.
White vinegar is effective in cleaning particularly stained and soiled wooden surfaces.
To discover: 23 Magical Uses For White Vinegar Everyone Needs To Know.
- Do not forget to ventilate the room well during the application and drying of the polish.
- Attention, turpentine is a flammable substance. So better put on gloves and handle it with care.
