Beeswax Wrap Calculator

Scale a beeswax food-wrap recipe from your fabric size: set wrap dimensions and how many, plus optional pine resin and jojoba, and get the beeswax, resin and oil weights. Calculates in your browser.

Resin adds cling; jojoba keeps wraps supple. Set both to 0 for a plain beeswax wrap.

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Show the math

We coat each wrap at about 0.03 g of wax per cm² of fabric, then add resin and jojoba as a share of the wax:

wax = width × height × wraps × 0.03  ·  resin = wax × resin%

Beeswax wraps suit fruit, veg, bread and cheese, not raw meat or fish, and not the microwave. Wipe clean in cool water and refresh the coating when it stops clinging. Pine resin can be sticky to work with; melt gently and ventilate, and use food-safe ingredients throughout.

What this does

A beeswax wrap calculator scales a food-wrap recipe from your fabric size: set wrap dimensions and how many, plus optional pine resin and jojoba, for the wax, resin, and oil.

How to use it

  1. Enter the wrap width and height.
  2. Enter how many wraps.
  3. Set optional resin and jojoba percentages.
  4. Read the wax, resin, and oil weights.

How it works

Resin and jojoba are added as a percentage of the wax — set both to 0 for a plain wax wrap. Use food-safe ingredients; wraps suit produce and bread, not raw meat.

wax = width × height × wraps × 0.03 g/cm²

Understanding your result

The wax estimate scales with fabric area, and the optional pine resin makes the wrap cling while jojoba keeps it pliable, so set both to zero for a plain, less-tacky wax-only wrap. Use food-safe ingredients and remember the wraps suit produce, cheese, and bread but not raw meat or anything needing hot washing, which melts the coating.

Example

Three 25 × 25 cm wraps need about 56 g of beeswax.

Sources & methodology

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Frequently asked questions

How much wax do I need?

We coat each wrap at about 0.03 g of beeswax per cm\u00b2: wax = width \u00d7 height \u00d7 wraps \u00d7 0.03. Resin and jojoba are added as a percentage of the wax.

Do I need resin and jojoba?

They\u2019re optional \u2014 pine resin adds cling and jojoba keeps wraps supple. Set both to 0 for a plain beeswax wrap.

What can I wrap?

Fruit, veg, bread and cheese \u2014 not raw meat or fish, and never the microwave. Wipe clean in cool water and re-coat when the cling fades. Use food-safe ingredients throughout.

Do you store anything?

No \u2014 every calculation runs locally in your browser.