What are the ingredients in paraffin wax candles?

Answer 1

Paraffin wax is known as a preservative, many kinds are made from palm oil, vegetable oils, and to a lessor degree some synthetic resins with a few other things, depending on the manufacture. Its also called Baker's wax, its used in recipies, very common in making chocolate candies, it keeps them from melting and makes them shiny, they also coat some fruit with the wax. Its also used as a general purpose wax for Snowboards, Ski's, and many winter sport blades, it makes them glide easier over snow an ice.