Paraffin wax is a white or colorless soft, solid wax. It’s made from saturated hydrocarbons. It’s often used in skin-softening salon and spa treatments on the hands, cuticles, and feet because it’s ...

Drexel University researchers have made a discovery that could create roads that melt off ice and snow during winter storms. Their secret? — Adding a little paraffin wax to the road’s concrete mix.

Got a stuck kitchen drawer? Whether you should grab a roll of wax paper to fix it depends on how long you want the solution ...

Treating canvas with wax for water resistance goes back hundreds of years and while modern fabrics and chemical treatments have mostly made this method obsolete, if you have a canvas bag you may wish ...