| Carnauba wax is a naturally occurring waxy | | | | can be made to be more supple making useful for |
| substance that is produced by Copernicia prunifera, | | | | shining up things like leather jackets. |
| which is also known as the Fan or Carnauba palm to | | | | Carnauba wax is also used to put the finishing touches |
| protect its leaves from damage in the hot and harsh | | | | to smokers pipes. |
| climates of Northeastern Brazil where it grows. | | | | You will also find it mixed with beeswax and turpentine |
| The wax is collected from the leaves of the tree by | | | | in various furniture polishes and shoe polishes and |
| drying and then beating them to remove the waxy | | | | when mixed with various tints and dyes it makes |
| coating. It is a yellowish brown colour in its natural state | | | | excellent coloured polish. It may surprise you to learn |
| but after being removed from the leaves of the tree, it | | | | though, that the most common application of Carnauba |
| is refined and bleached before being used in numerous | | | | wax in the United States is as a coating for paper. As |
| different products and industries where it is sometimes | | | | you can see Carnauba wax is very versatile and |
| referred to as the 'Queen of Waxes'. | | | | there are lots of other applications. |
| The most obvious products that contain Carnauba | | | | Carnauba wax is hard and very durable, which makes |
| wax are car care products but it may surprise you to | | | | it ideal to use as a hardwearing paint protector for |
| learn that it is also used in other products which are | | | | cars. It doesn't flake either as it gets old as other |
| completely unrelated to polishes and waxes. For | | | | waxes do, also making it ideal as a car wax. Who |
| example, the cosmetics industry uses it to thicken | | | | needs their car covered in waxy flakes? |
| many different products from lipstick to mascara and | | | | Carnauba wax will not be defeated by water which |
| eye shadow. It is also used in the confectionary | | | | also makes it ideal for use on cars. Eventually it will |
| industry in the formulation of some sweets and when | | | | break down and start to become dull but that's when |
| mixed with coconut oil it is the main ingredient of | | | | you know it is time to apply another layer. You are |
| surfboard waxes. | | | | likely to only need to do this once or twice per year |
| It is too brittle to be used on its own for some | | | | though. |
| applications but when other substances are added it | | | | |