Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Free
Faster access than browser!
 

Carnauba wax

Index Carnauba wax

Carnauba (carnaúba), also called Brazil wax and palm wax, is a wax of the leaves of the palm Copernicia prunifera (Synonym: Copernicia cerifera), a plant native to and grown only in the northeastern Brazilian states of Piauí, Ceará, Maranhão, Bahia, and Rio Grande do Norte. [1]

68 relations: Açu National Forest, Arecaceae, Beeswax, Candelilla wax, Candle, Candy corn, Candy pumpkin, Cast bullet, Ceará, Cerotic acid, ChapStick, Charles Sumner Tainter, Copernicia, Copernicia prunifera, Copper in architecture, Cutler's resin, Drying oil, Dubble Bubble, E number, Edison Records, Electret, Electroactive polymers, Epicuticular wax, French polish, Fruit waxing, Glazing agent, Hair wax, Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr., Hershey's Kissables, Hot Tamales, International Numbering System for Food Additives, Jelly bean, José Mentor Guilherme de Mello, Jujyfruits, Lip balm, Lipstick, List of Arecaceae genera, List of English words of Portuguese origin, List of food additives, M&M's, Maranhão Babaçu forests, Mascara, Meio-norte, Nerds (candy), Ouricury wax, P-Coumaric acid, Paint sealant, Pattern (casting), Piauí, QEMSCAN, ..., Renaissance Wax, Rice bran oil, Rice bran wax, Rio Grande do Norte, Rosetta Stone, Runts, S. C. Johnson & Son, Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr., Shoe polish, Sikorsky S-38, Swedish berries, Swedish Fish, Thermo-dielectric effect, Tic Tac, Turpentine, Valaciclovir, Wax, Wax ester. Expand index (18 more) »

Açu National Forest

The Açu National Forest (Floresta Nacional de Açu) is a national forest in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Açu National Forest · See more »

Arecaceae

The Arecaceae are a botanical family of perennial trees, climbers, shrubs, and acaules commonly known as palm trees (owing to historical usage, the family is alternatively called Palmae).

New!!: Carnauba wax and Arecaceae · See more »

Beeswax

Beeswax (cera alba) is a natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Beeswax · See more »

Candelilla wax

Candelilla wax is a wax derived from the leaves of the small Candelilla shrub native to northern Mexico and the southwestern United States, Euphorbia cerifera and Euphorbia antisyphilitica, from the family Euphorbiaceae.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Candelilla wax · See more »

Candle

A candle is an ignitable wick embedded in wax, or another flammable solid substance such as tallow, that provides light, and in some cases, a fragrance.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Candle · See more »

Candy corn

Candy corn is a candy most often found in the United States and Canada, popular primarily around Halloween.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Candy corn · See more »

Candy pumpkin

A candy pumpkin is a small, pumpkin-shaped, mellowcreme confection primarily made from corn syrup, honey, carnauba wax, and sugar.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Candy pumpkin · See more »

Cast bullet

A cast bullet is made by allowing molten metal to solidify in a mold.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Cast bullet · See more »

Ceará

Ceará (locally in Ceará or in Northeast Region of Brazil the pronunciation is) is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Ceará · See more »

Cerotic acid

Cerotic acid, or hexacosanoic acid, is a 26-carbon long-chain saturated fatty acid with the chemical formula CH3(CH2)24COOH.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Cerotic acid · See more »

ChapStick

ChapStick is a brand name of lip balm manufactured by Pfizer Consumer Healthcare and used in many countries worldwide.

New!!: Carnauba wax and ChapStick · See more »

Charles Sumner Tainter

Charles Sumner Tainter (April 25, 1854 – April 20, 1940) was an American scientific instrument maker, engineer and inventor, best known for his collaborations with Alexander Graham Bell, Chichester Bell, Alexander's father-in-law Gardiner Hubbard, and for his significant improvements to Thomas Edison's phonograph, resulting in the Graphophone, one version of which was the first Dictaphone.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Charles Sumner Tainter · See more »

Copernicia

Copernicia is a genus of palms, native to South America and the Greater Antilles.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Copernicia · See more »

Copernicia prunifera

Copernicia prunifera or the carnaúba palm or carnaubeira palm is a species of palm tree native to northeastern Brazil (mainly the states of Ceará, Piauí, Maranhão, Rio Grande do Norte and Bahia).

New!!: Carnauba wax and Copernicia prunifera · See more »

Copper in architecture

Copper has earned a respected place in the related fields of architecture, building construction, and interior design.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Copper in architecture · See more »

Cutler's resin

Cutler's resin is a synthetic resin made of pine pitch, beeswax, and sawdust or carnauba wax used for centuries (to today) to attach knife handles.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Cutler's resin · See more »

Drying oil

A drying oil is an oil that hardens to a tough, solid film after a period of exposure to air.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Drying oil · See more »

Dubble Bubble

Dubble Bubble is a brand of pink-colored bubblegum invented by Walter Diemer, an accountant at Philadelphia-based Fleer Chewing Gum Company in 1928.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Dubble Bubble · See more »

E number

E numbers are codes for substances that are permitted to be used as food additives for use within the European Union and EFTA.

New!!: Carnauba wax and E number · See more »

Edison Records

Edison Records was one of the earliest record labels which pioneered sound recording and reproduction and was an important player in the early recording industry.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Edison Records · See more »

Electret

Electret (formed of electr- from "electricity" and -et from "magnet") is a dielectric material that has a quasi-permanent electric charge or dipole polarisation.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Electret · See more »

Electroactive polymers

Electroactive polymers, or EAPs, are polymers that exhibit a change in size or shape when stimulated by an electric field.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Electroactive polymers · See more »

Epicuticular wax

Epicuticular wax is a coating of wax covering the outer surface of the plant cuticle in land plants.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Epicuticular wax · See more »

French polish

French polishing is a wood finishing technique that results in a very high gloss surface, with a deep colour and chatoyancy.

New!!: Carnauba wax and French polish · See more »

Fruit waxing

Fruit waxing is the process of covering fruits (and in some cases vegetables) with artificial waxing material.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Fruit waxing · See more »

Glazing agent

A glazing agent is a natural or synthetic substance that provides a waxy, homogeneous, coating to prevent water loss from a surface and provide other protection.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Glazing agent · See more »

Hair wax

Hair wax is a thick hairstyling product containing wax, used to assist with holding the hair.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Hair wax · See more »

Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr.

Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr. (November 15, 1899 – December 13, 1978), was an American businessman and manufacturer.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr. · See more »

Hershey's Kissables

Hershey Kissables were a chocolate candy sold by The Hershey Company from late 2005 to 2009.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Hershey's Kissables · See more »

Hot Tamales

Hot Tamales is a chewy, cinnamon flavored, oblong-shaped candy introduced in 1950 — manufactured and marketed in the United States by Just Born, a family-owned, Pennsylvania-based candy company.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Hot Tamales · See more »

International Numbering System for Food Additives

The International Numbering System for Food Additives (INS) is a European-based naming system for food additives, aimed at providing a short designation of what may be a lengthy actual name.

New!!: Carnauba wax and International Numbering System for Food Additives · See more »

Jelly bean

Jelly beans are small bean-shaped sugar candies with soft candy shells and thick gel interiors.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Jelly bean · See more »

José Mentor Guilherme de Mello

José Mentor Guilherme de Mello (Brejo, Maranhão, September 18, 1880 - São Luís, Maranhão, September 15, 1928) was a colonel of the Brazil´s National Guard, an entrepreneur in the waterway transport business and an exporter.

New!!: Carnauba wax and José Mentor Guilherme de Mello · See more »

Jujyfruits

Jujyfruits are a chewy, gumdrop-like starch-based candy, manufactured by Ferrara Candy Company.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Jujyfruits · See more »

Lip balm

Lip balm or lip salve is a wax-like substance applied topically to the lips of the mouth to moisturize and relieve chapped or dry lips, angular cheilitis, stomatitis, or cold sores.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Lip balm · See more »

Lipstick

Lipstick is a cosmetic product containing pigments, oils, waxes, and emollients that apply color, texture, and protection to the lips.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Lipstick · See more »

List of Arecaceae genera

This is a list of all the genera in the botanical family Arecaceae, the palm tree family, arranged by tribes within the family.

New!!: Carnauba wax and List of Arecaceae genera · See more »

List of English words of Portuguese origin

This is a list of English words borrowed or derived from Portuguese (or Galician-Portuguese).

New!!: Carnauba wax and List of English words of Portuguese origin · See more »

List of food additives

;Acids: Food acids are added to make flavors "sharper", and also act as preservatives and antioxidants.

New!!: Carnauba wax and List of food additives · See more »

M&M's

M&M's are "colorful button-shaped chocolates", each of which has the letter "m" printed in lower case on one side, surrounding a filling which varies depending upon the variety of M&M's.

New!!: Carnauba wax and M&M's · See more »

Maranhão Babaçu forests

The Maranhão Babaçu forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of north-central Brazil.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Maranhão Babaçu forests · See more »

Mascara

Mascara is a cosmetic commonly used to enhance the eyelashes.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Mascara · See more »

Meio-norte

The Meio-norte (mid-north) is one of the four subregions of northeast Brazil.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Meio-norte · See more »

Nerds (candy)

Nerds are an American candy sold by Nestlé.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Nerds (candy) · See more »

Ouricury wax

Ouricury wax is a brown-colored wax obtained from the leaves of a Brazilian feather palm Syagrus coronata by scraping the leaf surface.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Ouricury wax · See more »

P-Coumaric acid

p-Coumaric acid is a hydroxycinnamic acid, an organic compound that is a hydroxy derivative of cinnamic acid.

New!!: Carnauba wax and P-Coumaric acid · See more »

Paint sealant

A paint sealant is a sealant that protects cars from ultraviolet rays and acid rain.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Paint sealant · See more »

Pattern (casting)

In casting, a pattern is a replica of the object to be cast, used to prepare the cavity into which molten material will be poured during the casting process.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Pattern (casting) · See more »

Piauí

Piauí is one of the states of Brazil, located in the country's Northeast Region.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Piauí · See more »

QEMSCAN

QEMSCAN is the name for an integrated automated mineralogy and petrography solution providing quantitative analysis of minerals, rocks and man-made materials.

New!!: Carnauba wax and QEMSCAN · See more »

Renaissance Wax

Renaissance Wax is a brand of microcrystalline wax polish that is encountered in antique restoration and museum conservation.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Renaissance Wax · See more »

Rice bran oil

Rice bran oil is the oil extracted from the hard outer brown layer of rice called chaff (rice husk).

New!!: Carnauba wax and Rice bran oil · See more »

Rice bran wax

Rice bran wax is the vegetable wax extracted from the bran oil of rice (Oryza sativa).

New!!: Carnauba wax and Rice bran wax · See more »

Rio Grande do Norte

Rio Grande do Norte (lit. "Great Northern River", in reference to the mouth of the Potenji River) is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern region of the country, occupying the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Rio Grande do Norte · See more »

Rosetta Stone

The Rosetta Stone is a granodiorite stele, found in 1799, inscribed with three versions of a decree issued at Memphis, Egypt in 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty on behalf of King Ptolemy V.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Rosetta Stone · See more »

Runts

Runts in a bulk vending machine (on the right) with the 2007 and 2008 flavor lineup Runts are crunchy candies sold by Nestlé.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Runts · See more »

S. C. Johnson & Son

S. C.

New!!: Carnauba wax and S. C. Johnson & Son · See more »

Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr.

Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr. (March 2, 1928 – May 22, 2004) was an American businessman.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Samuel Curtis Johnson Jr. · See more »

Shoe polish

Shoe polish (or boot polish) is a waxy paste, cream, or liquid used to polish, shine, and waterproof leather shoes or boots to extend the footwear's life, and restore, maintain and improve their appearance.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Shoe polish · See more »

Sikorsky S-38

The Sikorsky S-38 was an American twin-engined eight-seat sesquiplane amphibious aircraft.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Sikorsky S-38 · See more »

Swedish berries

A bag of Swedish Berries.Swedish berries are red berry-shaped soft chewy candies which are manufactured by the candy company Maynards.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Swedish berries · See more »

Swedish Fish

Swedish Fish is a fish-shaped chewy candy, originally developed by the Swedish candy producer Malaco in the late 1950s for the U.S. market.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Swedish Fish · See more »

Thermo-dielectric effect

The thermo-dielectric effect is the production of electric currents and charge separation during phase transition.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Thermo-dielectric effect · See more »

Tic Tac

Tic Tac (officially styled as "tic tac") is a brand of small, hard mints, consisting of 94.5% sugar, manufactured by the Italian confectioner Ferrero, and are available in a variety of flavours in over 100 countries.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Tic Tac · See more »

Turpentine

Chemical structure of pinene, a major component of turpentine Turpentine (also called spirit of turpentine, oil of turpentine, wood turpentine and colloquially turps) is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin obtained from live trees, mainly pines.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Turpentine · See more »

Valaciclovir

Valaciclovir, also spelled valacyclovir, is an antiviral drug used in the management of herpes simplex, herpes zoster (shingles), and herpes B. It is a prodrug, being converted in vivo to aciclovir.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Valaciclovir · See more »

Wax

Waxes are a diverse class of organic compounds that are lipophilic, malleable solids near ambient temperatures.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Wax · See more »

Wax ester

A wax ester (WE) is an ester of a fatty acid and a fatty alcohol.

New!!: Carnauba wax and Wax ester · See more »

Redirects here:

Brazil wax, Carnauba, Carnauba Wax, Carnuba, Carnuba wax, Copernicia Cerifera (Carnauba) Wax, E903.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnauba_wax

OutgoingIncoming
Hey! We are on Facebook now! »