Wax Info

Natural Wax

· Animal- beeswax, honeybees made from the glands, for the young and honey

· Spermaceti- wax made from sperm whales

· Dog wax- natural wax to protect certain coats of certain breeds

· Paschal candle ("Easter Candle") and is recommended for other candles used in the liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church.

o Lanolin (wool wax) used as a skin ointment or used for shoe polish, yarn can get by squeezing the wool through rollers

o Medical- sore and cracked nipples of mothers, soothes skin like a hypoallergenic

Vegetable

· Bayberry

· Soy

· Castor

Man Made

· Paraffin

· Polyethylene waxes

· Synthetic

Uses for Wax

· Crayons, lipstick, wax bullets

· Ear Candles(hollow candles made of waxed cloth to remove ear wax)

Sculptural uses of wax

· Lost-wax Casting- a method used for metal and glass casting.A mold is made of wax then melted down before pouring molten glass and metal inside

Wax Artists shown

· Edgar Degas

· Joseph Siegenthaler

· Leslie Colonna

· John Vanderbrooke

· Kristina Bieganski

· Brendan Jamison

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wax

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