enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Are scented candles bad for you? What the science says - AOL

   www.aol.com/scented-candles-bad-finish-holiday...

   What the candle science shows. When you burn a paraffin candle, it releases volatile organic compounds, or VOCs — gases that easily and quickly vaporize into the air at room temperature, said Dr ...

3. Liquid paraffin (drug) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_paraffin_(drug)

   Liquid paraffin, also known as paraffinum liquidum, paraffin oil, liquid paraffin oil or Russian mineral oil, is a very highly refined mineral oil used in cosmetics and medicine. Cosmetic or medicinal liquid paraffin should not be confused with the paraffin (i.e. kerosene ) used as a fuel.

4. Mineral oil - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_oil

   Most often, mineral oil is a liquid obtained from refining crude oil to make gasoline and other petroleum products. Mineral oils used for lubrication are known specifically as base oils . More generally, mineral oil is a transparent , colorless oil, composed mainly of alkanes [ 2 ] and cycloalkanes , related to petroleum jelly .

5. These 8 Long-Burning Candles Will Keep Your Home ... - AOL

   www.aol.com/8-long-burning-candles-keep...

   Paraffin wax tends to be cheaper, and burns at a much faster rate than soy wax. In comparing two candles of the same size, a paraffin candle will usually have a lifespan of 35 to 40 hours whereas ...

6. Kerosene - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerosene

   Kerosene, or paraffin, is a combustible hydrocarbon liquid which is derived from petroleum. It is widely used as a fuel in aviation as well as households. Its name derives from κηρός (kērós) meaning "wax", and was registered as a trademark by Nova Scotia geologist and inventor Abraham Gesner in 1854 before evolving into a generic trademark.

7. Paraffin wax - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraffin_wax

   Paraffin represented a major advance in the candle-making industry because it burned cleanly and was cheaper to manufacture than other candle fuels such as beeswax and tallow. Paraffin wax initially suffered from a low melting point. This was remedied by adding stearic acid. The production of paraffin wax enjoyed a boom in the early 20th ...