Fully Refined Paraffin Wax is a white, cream, yellow, or colorless soft solid derivable from petroleum. Paraffin wax is a mixture of hydrocarbon molecules containing between twenty and forty carbon atoms.
Below 0.75% oil content is the best and most expensive grade of paraffin wax used in cosmetics and oily papers; it is hard, extra white, odorless, and transparent.
Uses
- Food industry: chocolate, oil paper of sandwich and confectionery, fruit polishing
- Cosmetic industry: lipsticks, creams, face masks
| Test | Result | Method Test ASTM |
|---|---|---|
| Kinematic Viscosity @ 100ºC(cSt) | 4-5 cSt | ASTM D-445 |
| Oil Content %wt max | 0.5 – 1 % | ASTM D-721 |
| Melting Point °C | 58°C | ASTM D-87 |
| Color(Lovibond) | 0.1 Y | IP 17 |
| Flash Point °C | Min 220°C | ASTM D-92 |
