Dip Method
If your paraffin appliance is big enough, AND IT DOESN’T GET TOO HOT, you can dip your hands in the paraffin. One hand at a time, dip slowly into the paraffin, making SURE it is not too hot. Once your hand is in, down to just past your wrist, pull it out and hold it above the paraffin appliance and let it drip for about 20 seconds, or until it is completely finished dripping, and the paraffin loses its shine. Hold your hand and fingers very still while you are doing this so that the paraffin does not crack.
Repeat this process 3-5 times, until you have a nice thick coating of paraffin on your hand (approximately ¼ inch). If you do not let it dry long enough between coats, it will melt back off of your hand with each dip, and you won’t be able to get a thick coat. If you have trouble getting your coating thick enough, wait longer between dips. Place your paraffin coated hand on the center of one of the sheets of plastic wrap, and with your other hand fold the sheet over to the top of your hand, enclosing the paraffin in the plastic wrap.
Paint-On Method
Now, if your appliance is very small, you will use your paint brush to paint the paraffin onto your hand. This works just as well, although it can be a little messy and it does take a bit more time. This also works if the appliance you are using heats the paraffin a little too much to be comfortable dipping your hand into it. Hold your hand over your warmed paraffin, and dip your brush into the paraffin and paint it onto your hand. Don’t miss any spots. Let the paraffin firm up a bit between coats, and apply several coats, until it is nice and thick on your hand. Now put that hand on the plastic wrap, and with your free hand wrap the plastic around it, to enclose the paraffin.
Whichever method you have chosen to apply your paraffin, one hand is completed. To get paraffin on your other hand, you are going to do the same thing, but you are going to have to either use the hand that already has paraffin on it to hold the brush, or get a helping hand to assist, or if you are not pressed for all, you can do one hand at a time. I have done it many, many times with my paraffined hand, and it works just fine, although your paraffin will crack up a little bit. Work quickly, because once the paraffin cools, it will crack much more and potentially fall off of your working hand.
