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2. Candelilla wax - Wikipedia

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   As a food additive, candelilla wax has the E number E 902 and is used as a glazing agent. It also finds use in the cosmetic industry, as a component of lip balms and lotion bars. One of its major uses is as a binder for chewing gums. Candelilla wax can be used as a substitute for carnauba wax and beeswax. It is also used for making varnish.

3. Euphorbia antisyphilitica - Wikipedia

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   This industry largely disappeared following the end of World War II due to diminished candelilla populations and the availability of cheaper petroleum-based waxes. [4] Later on however, new uses were found for the wax mainly in the cosmetic and food industries, and it is still being produced in northern Mexico and exported to other countries.

4. Wax ester - Wikipedia

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   The fatty acids in wax esters derived from plants typically range from C12-C24, and the alcohols in plant waxes tend to be very long, typically C24-C34. [2] The fatty acids and fatty alcohols of wax esters from different marine animals show major differences. Wax esters of sperm whales contain C12 fatty acids and C14 fatty acid and alcohols.

5. Understanding the Differences Between Each Type of Candle Wax

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   Out of paraffin, soy, beeswax, and other options, which is the healthiest and will burn the longest? Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...

6. Wax - Wikipedia

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   Also, the sports of surfing and skateboarding [11] often use wax to enhance the performance. Some waxes are considered food-safe and are used to coat wooden cutting boards and other items that come into contact with food. Beeswax or coloured synthetic wax is used to decorate Easter eggs in Romania, Ukraine, Poland, Lithuania and the Czech Republic.

7. Beeswax - Wikipedia

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   Beeswax is an ingredient in surgical bone wax, which is used during surgery to control bleeding from bone surfaces; shoe polish and furniture polish can both use beeswax as a component, dissolved in turpentine or sometimes blended with linseed oil or tung oil; modeling waxes can also use beeswax as a component; pure beeswax can also be used as ...

8. Glazing agent - Wikipedia

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   A natural wax is chemically defined as an ester with a very long hydrocarbon chain that also includes a long chain alcohol. [2] Examples are: Stearic acid (E570) Beeswax (E901) Candelilla wax (E902) Carnauba wax (E903) Shellac (E904) Microcrystalline wax (E905c), Crystalline wax (E907) Lanolin (E913) Oxidized polyethylene wax (E914) Esters of ...

9. Wax plant - Wikipedia

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   Wax plant may refer to: Hoya, a tropical climbing plants genus in the family Apocynaceae native to southern Asia, Australia and Polynesia; Cynanchum elegans (white-flowered wax plant), a plant species found in New South Wales in Australia; Euphorbia antisyphilitica (also called candelilla), a spurge species native to the Southern United States ...