Where does wax come from?
Parafin comes from plants and oil, and beeswax comes from honey. Thanks for doing the ChaCha!
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Wax comes from hydrocarbons or esters of fatty acids that are insoluble in water but soluble in nonpolar organic solvents. Cha on!
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Beeswax is a substance that is secreted by bees and used by them in constructing their honeycombs. Info on other types of wax?
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Wax comes from plant life & is refined at oil refineries. The refined wax is called paraffin. There are other types of wax too!
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Beeswax comes from bees. Paraffin is a petroleum based candle wax used for candles. Thanks for your question, ChaCha.
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