"He worked for ten years to refine and purify the wax to a lighter, transparent gel that is similar to the petroleum jelly we use today," explains Dr. Farah Moustafa, a board-certified ...

"It's only been in the last 60 to 70 years that paraffin wax candles were common." As part of an annual contest sponsored by the Indiana Soybean Board, students at Purdue have created a variety of ...

That's your lava. Jones: Paraffin wax is a common wax made from petroleum. You can often find it in candles and cosmetics. But when we squeezed it in our hands, it didn't really feel like melted ...