How to use this product: Apply with a brush or lint free cotton cloth. Allowed to dry for a few minutes then buff. If wood is very dry, apply Hemp Oil prior to this beeswax salad bowl finish for a rich. Reapply as needed. Heavily used items may require every month or two whereas low wear items every year or two. This is also an excellent sealer for porous chalky or milk painted surfaces and does not yellow the white colors. Can be used as a resist when milk-painting to achieve the distressed or crackled and chippy look.