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    Carnauba (/kɑːrˈnɔːbə, -ˈnaʊ-, -ˈnuː-, -nɑːˈuː-/; Portuguese: carnaúba [kaʁnaˈubɐ]), also called Brazil wax and palm wax, is a wax of the leaves of the...
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    Copernicia prunifera or the carnaúba palm or carnaubeira palm (Portuguese pronunciation: [kaʁnaˈubɐ]) is a species of palm tree native to northeastern...
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    From the commercial perspective, the most important plant wax is carnauba wax, a hard wax obtained from the Brazilian palm Copernicia prunifera. Containing...
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  • wax from carnauba wax. It is insoluble in water, but soluble in many organic solvents such as acetone, chloroform, benzene, and turpentine. The wax is...
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  • A wax ester (WE) is an ester of a fatty acid and a fatty alcohol. Wax esters are the main components of three commercially important waxes: carnauba wax...
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    biome, including wild specimens of the carnauba palm tree (Copernicia prunifera), the source of carnauba wax. On December 18, 2012, S. C. Johnson & Son...
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    typically found in commercial hair wax products: Beeswax Candelilla wax Carnauba wax Castor wax Emulsifying wax Japan wax Lanolin Ozokerite Some stylists...
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    length and help define the irregular shape. They are thickly glazed with carnauba wax, which gives them a hard bite and a gloss. Nerds may contain traces of...
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    starch Citric acid Natural and artificial flavors White mineral oil Carnauba wax (Manufactured in Canada) or Beeswax (Manufactured in Turkey) Red (Dye)...
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    Beeswax (redirect from Bees wax)
    tables. Carnauba wax Candelilla wax Paraffin wax Ozokerite (ceresin) Spermaceti Beeswax absorption and toxicity. Large amounts of such waxes in the diet...
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  • acid), squalene and phospholipids. Rice bran wax is edible and can serve as a substitute for carnauba wax in most applications due to its relatively high...
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    cheilitis, stomatitis, or cold sores. Lip balm often contains beeswax or carnauba wax, camphor, cetyl alcohol, lanolin, paraffin, and petrolatum, among other...
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    modified corn starch, citric acid, artificial flavours, mineral oil, carnauba wax, colour, and concentrated pear juice. Swedish Berries are similar in...
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  • adhesive made by including wax when making a pine pitch glue. Cutler's resin commonly consists of pine pitch, beeswax and/or carnauba wax, and usually employs...
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  • natural flavors, gum arabic, sucrose esters of fatty acids, gellan gum, carnauba wax, and beeswax. Fruit-flavored Mentos contain sugar, wheat glucose syrup...
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    Calamus—Rattan palm Ceroxylon Cocos—Coconut Coccothrinax Copernicia—Carnauba wax palm Corypha—Gebang palm, Buri palm or Talipot palm Elaeis—Oil palm Euterpe—Cabbage...
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    Enterprises Ltd. Earlier wax polishes based on beeswax and carnauba wax either contained acids or became acidic over time. Renaissance Wax is based on more stable...
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    basis of some vegetable ghee. Rice bran wax, obtained from rice bran oil, is used as a substitute for carnauba wax in cosmetics, confectionery, shoe creams...
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    materials used to wax produce depend to some extent on regulations in the country of production and/or export. Both natural waxes (carnauba, shellac, beeswax...
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    "water palm". Its English trade name is wax palm or caranday wax palm (it belongs to the same genus as the Carnauba wax palm). C. alba can reach 25 m in height...
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    yellow 5 lake, red 40 lake, blue 1 lake, vanillin, artificial flavor, carnauba wax, milk September 1978 Reese's Pieces Peanut The original Reese's Pieces...
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    frequently. Sesame oil is also commonly used. Waxes usually found in mascara are paraffin wax, carnauba wax, and beeswax. The desired effects of the mascara...
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    white spirit. A solution of turpentine and beeswax or carnauba wax has long been used as a furniture wax. Spirits of turpentine, called camphine, was burned...
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    arabic, filling agent (magnesium salts of fatty acids), glazing agent (carnauba wax). Each pack weighs 15–18 grams (0.53–0.63 oz) and contains about 38 Tic...
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    Natural Flavor, Artificial Flavor, Gum Acacia, Limonene, Mineral Oil, Carnauba Wax, Artificial Color: Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue 1, Yellow 6 1997 Jolly Rancher...
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    is a major tourist destination and an exporting hub of crustaceans, carnauba wax and fruits, mostly melon, sugar apple, cashew and papaya. Natal is Brazil's...
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    of lubricant mixtures including such things as beeswax, carnauba wax, Japan wax, bayberry wax, paraffin, petroleum jelly, sperm oil, castor oil, stearyl...
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    material. Natural waxes used for the polish include carnauba and montan as well as synthetic waxes. The composition determines the hardness and polishing...
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    Region or state Cincinnati, Ohio Main ingredients Sugar, corn syrup, carnauba wax, artificial coloring and binders Variations cupid corn, bunny corn, harvest...
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    the emulsifying agent lecithin, anti-foaming agents, an edible wax such as carnauba wax or beeswax, salt, and confectioner's glaze are also included. The...
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