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Palm wax has been increasingly used as a replacement for paraffin wax in candle-making, cosmetics, soaps, and lubricants. Although it is sometimes equated with carnauba wax, which also comes from a palm tree, the two are not entirely the same thing. You see, palm wax comes from trees that specifically produce palm oil, and it …
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Waxes are used in more products besides just candles. Hardening and gelling agents, polishes, sealants, and even some food products all contain wax. The wax used to make those products has mostly been paraffin. But as people around the world start to become aware of the negative impacts of paraffin wax, they are looking for …
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Coconuts provide many benefits for human health, and a lot of those benefits are due to coconut oil. Coconut oil is moisturizing when applied as a beauty product and highly nutritious when consumed. And another use for coconut oil has been discovered. It’s called coconut wax and it is quickly taking the candle-making and beauty …
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There are so many types of waxes out there. And when we hear the term “wax,” we typically think of candles. But despite its name that means “little candle,” candelilla wax has uses that extend far beyond candle-making. With so many uses, it raises concerns about whether or not candelilla wax is sustainable. Candelilla wax …
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If cheese is a food staple in your household, you may have come into contact with cheese wax – the coating around some types of cheese that helps to retain moisture and prevents mold growth. But whether you make your own cheese or you prefer store-bought, you may have an excess of cheese wax that …
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Soy is known as the “king of beans.” The soybean industry is quite large due to demand for soybean products around the world. It is such a necessary crop that the production of it today is 15 times what it was in the 1950s. The largest producers of soybeans are Argentina, Brazil, and the United …
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Have you ever seen someone close an envelope, package, or document and then seal it with a fancy stamp? That fancy stamp is made from sealing wax, which is used to both verify the identity of the sender and as security to show whether or not the letter has been tampered with. Sealing wax comes …
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If you love scented candles, makeup, or cooking, then you – whether knowingly or not – have used a lot of paraffin wax. Likewise, if you work in the maintenance, electrical, and mechanic fields, you’ve also probably used a lot of paraffin wax. Paraffin wax has more uses than you may be aware of. But …
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Wax has many uses including candles, cooking, shoe and furniture polish, beauty products, sealants and coatings, and more. The term wax doesn’t just refer to one specific type. There are different types of waxes with their own unique uses. But when you no longer have use for your wax products, how should you dispose of …
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Vinyl is known as the world’s most versatile plastic. From it’s discovery in the early 1920s, there have been new products made from vinyl in every decade since. Increased uses for vinyl means new ways to process it have increased as well, raising concerns about the eco-friendliness of it. Those concerns are valid, because vinyl …
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