Important applications of paraffin
- Production of candles
- Production of industrial waterproof fabrics and papers
- Edible paraffin
Shine coatings in the candy industry – as sealant in cans and … – additives in chewing gums
- Foundry industry
- Match making
- Oily pencils, crayons, pastels
- Ball lubricant – with other ingredients such as olive oil and wax
- Factor for sampling in histology
- Component for slippery in ski poles and…
- Reducing friction in cement industry
- Ink, used as a base for solid inks for thermal printers
- Rubber industry, in rubber compounds for preventing from cracking
- Treatment, wax bath for cosmetic and therapeutic purposes
- Moisturizers in cosmetics such as Vaseline
- Preventing from oxidation on steel and iron
- Removing moisture and dust and coating