WAXES

waxes are esters of (SHORT / LONG) chain fatty acids and (HIGH / LOW) molecular weight alcohols

long
high

Carnauba wax is also known as ____________

brazil wax or ceara wax,

Carnauba wax is a vegetable wax obtained from the fronds of the __________ (+scientific name) of brazil

carnauba tree (Copernicia cerifera)

Valued among the natural waxes for its hardness and high melting temperature, carnauba wax is employed as a ________ and as a _____________ agent in a number of products.

food-grade polish

hardening or gelling

Jojoba Oil -Liquid plant wax is extracted from the seeds of the ________________ (+scientific name)

jojoba plant Simmondsia chinensis

solidified form of jojoba plant resembes _________

spermaceti

Spermaceti Wax is from the ____________ (+scientific name)

sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

_____________ -crude material; was a fixative that prevented fragrance from evaporating

Ambergris (whale ambergris or grey amber)

give the syynthetic wax substance made from spermaceti wax: __________

Cetylester wax

Bees Wax is from the honeycomb of __________ (scientific name)

honey bee (Apis mellifera)

decolorized form of beeswax

white wax