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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. Wax ester - Wikipedia

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   A wax ester (WE) is an ester of a fatty acid and a fatty alcohol. Wax esters are the main components of three commercially important waxes: carnauba wax , candelilla wax , and beeswax . [ 1 ]

4. 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.

5. Wax - Wikipedia

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   Japan wax – a vegetable triglyceride (not a true wax), from the berries of Rhus and Toxicodendron species; Jojoba oil – a liquid wax ester, from the seed of Simmondsia chinensis. Ouricury wax – from the Brazilian feather palm, Syagrus coronata. Rice bran wax – obtained from rice bran (Oryza sativa) Soy wax – from soybean oil

6. Wax emulsion - Wikipedia

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   In praxis, wax dispersion is used for solvent based systems. A wide range of emulsions based on different waxes and blends thereof are available, depending on the final application. Waxes that are found in wax emulsions can be of natural or synthetic origin. Common non-fossil natural waxes are carnaubawax, beeswax, candelilla wax or ricebran wax.

7. 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 ...