What is made from paraffin wax?
Paraffin wax goes straight into 17 lines, among them deodorant, sunscreen, lipstick, mascara and pencil. Follow those further and it reaches 113 things in all.
How paraffin wax is made See it on the map
Goes straight into
- Deodorantat Melt the stick base
- Sunscreenat Heat the oil phase
- Lipstickat Melt the waxes
- Mascaraat Melt the wax phase
- Pencilat Soak them in wax
- Chewing gumat Melt the gum base
- Turbine bladeat Inject a wax blade
- Crayonat Melt the wax
- Candleat Melt the wax
- Wine corkat Coat for easy sliding
- Printer tonerat Mix resin and pigment
- Golf clubat Inject a wax copy
- Eyeshadowat Bind and add slip
- Dental flossat Pull through coating baths
- Matchat Soak in paraffin
- Adhesiveat Melt in a heated kettle
- MDFat Blow in wax and resin
Further down the line: 96 things
Metals 1
Metal goods 2
Plastics and fibers 5
Glass, stone and ceramics 3
Wood and paper 14
Paper strawPaper bagPizza boxLaminate flooringWooden chairWooden doorPlywoodCardboardCardboard boxToilet paperBookEnvelopeSticky notesPlaying cards
Clothes and textiles 16
SofaDress shirtTailored suitRaincoatLeather handbagHard-shell suitcaseLeather walletFlip-flopsHiking bootsHigh heelsSneakerLeather shoeBaseball capCarpetMattressDisposable diaper
Electronics 9
LED light bulbElectric car batterySmartwatchWireless earbudsLoudspeakerMicrophoneCamera lensE-readerDigital camera
Machines and vehicles 10
Sport, music and toys 28
SkateboardAcoustic guitarPianoViolinDrum kitTennis ballBaseballBasketballSkiSnowboardIce skatesFishing rodVolleyballCricket batDartboardChess setKiteBoard gameJigsaw puzzleUkuleleCelloDrumstickDesk globeSnow globePinball machineTreadmillFireworksTrading cards