Ms Leslie

Wax play falls under the category of Fire Play. First of all, if this is your first time doing this, make certain you read everything. Personally, I do not recommend the fire play with flames. Despite the training and experience, it is still highly dangerous and severe burns can result if not eventual death.

Getting back to wax play. First you will need to have a few things on hand: a bucket of ice, towels, a glass of water or pitcher of water for your partner to drink. You must remember this, you can become dehydrated and yes, you can still cause burns if you are not careful.

NEVER use beeswax candles. It burns at a high temperature and the results are varied. Paraffin candles that are unscented, does not contain any metallic substances such as glitter, are the best candles to use. Colored paraffin is alright to use as long as it is not metallic colors. They burn about 100 to 115 degrees versus beeswax which burns close to 50 to 60 degrees hotter. Also, have protective coverings for your furniture. A plastic drop cloth is a good tool to cover the bed or other area that you will be doing the wax play.

If you are a beginner to this, test it on yourself using your arm or a part of your leg. The more advanced you become in wax play, the more areas you will be able to apply the wax to:

genitalia, backs, arms, legs, the bottom, stomach and chest areas, and breasts. You must ALWAYS be aware of your partners responses and make sure you have that safety word in use. If your partner is wearing a gag, give them a bell to ring or some other item that will immediately catch your attention.

First degree burns: Characterized by localized redness. Treatment can include cold water, and keeping the burn covered by clean gauze that does not adhere to the site. NEVER use butter, oils, mayonnaise, or oleo to treat a burn. Those items only cause the burn to heighten. If someone tells you otherwise, then they are not practicing proper first aid.

Second degree burns: Characterized by blisters. DO NOT pop the blisters. Proceed to keep the area clean with cool water and go to your doctor. Most likely the doctor will prescribe Silvadene, but let him/her be the judge to that.

Third degree burns: You need to seek medical attention with this burn. There are no ifs, ands or buts about it. Let the doctor treat you. Third degree burns can kill depending on how wide spread it is. Last but not least, hold the wax approximately 12 inches away from the skin. Do not just directly pour it on at extremely close ranges. Do not remove the wax droppings until the wax has hardened. If the instructions are followed, a very erotic and sexually pleasurable experience can be created.

Different types of wax:

Waxes are either naturally-derived or synthetically produced. Some of the wax types include carnauba, paraffin, and microcrystalline and beeswax.

Carnauba - A natural vegetable wax derived from the fronds of Brazilian palm trees (Copernica cerifera), carnauba is a relatively hard, brittle wax whose main attributes are lubricity, anti-blocking and FDA compliance. Carnauba is popular in the can and coil coating industry as well as the film coating industry. Melt point range is 83�C to 86�C. That is 181 degrees Farhenheit.

Paraffin - Paraffins are low-molecular weight waxes with melt points ranging from 48�C to 74�C. They are highly refined, have low oil content and are straight-chain hydrocarbons. Paraffin provides anti-blocking, slip, water resistance, and even moisture vapor transmission resistance. That is 109 degrees fahrenheit.

Microcrystalline - These waxes come from the distillation of crude oil. Microcrystalline waxes have molecular weights of 500-675 gms/mole and melt points of 73�C to 94�C. The waxes are highly branched and have smaller crystals. This wax is popular with the production of religious votives and candles. That is 163 degrees fahrenheit.

Beeswax - Beeswax is created by the honeybee, it is white and odorless. During storage in the honeycomb, the wax absorbs its fragrance and color from pollen, honey, and propolis (a brownish resinous material of waxy consistency collected by bees from the buds of trees and used as a cement). the melting point of beeswax is 145 degrees Fahrenheit.