Golden Kitsune Casting Wax (Mitsuro Hikime)

Classic Mitsuro Hikime wax blend The classic Japanese Mitsuro Hikime recipe is created from beeswax, rosin, and paraffin wax or oils. This type of sculpting wax is ancient, using ingredients from nature dating back at least 1300 years in Japan. Similar wax blends have been developed and used for thousands of years around the world for lost wax casting and other applications. This particular type of wax is known for its delicate organic striations that resemble the texture of grass or flowing water. It is called “honey wax” or “taffy wax” because of the organic texture that the pulling process creates. Mitsuro Hikime roughly translated means “drawing honey texture with beeswax.” Mitsuro Hikime  蜜蝋引き目  Our Golden Kitsune Wax is a classic Mitsuro Hikime recipe, made in small batches with beeswax from Washington state apiaries that focus on ethically harvesting the wax and honey. This way we can help support local small apiaries with a focus on bees and hive health. The rosin mixture inc