Fatty-acid esters {wax, lipid} can have long chain alcohols or sterols. Carnauba wax is hard and lustrous and is for floor, car, and furniture. Candelilla wax is brown and is for records, floor, and candles. Bayberry wax is for candles. Beeswax is for cosmetics, candles, polishes, crayons, and artificial flowers. Wool wax is purified lanolin for ointments, cosmetics, and soaps.
Petroleum wax is odorless, tasteless, and inactive. Paraffin is hard petroleum wax for paper coatings. Petroleum jelly is soft petroleum wax for medicine.
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