Paraffin wax is a white or colorless soft, solid wax. It’s made from saturated hydrocarbons. It’s often used in skin-softening salon and spa treatments on the hands, cuticles, and feet because it’s ...

Paraffin wax is a colorless, soft wax that can provide therapeutic heat therapy for the hands and feet. It also has softening and moisturizing effects on the skin. As with other waxes, paraffin wax ...

Ted Pella's Block Wax Trimmer is an efficient appliance for removing excess paraffin from embedding tissue cassettes. This wax trimmer can be used with all sizes of biopsy and mega cassettes. The ...

The formation of wax crystals in paraffin blocks containing material for microtoming is a common source of annoyance. As a result of various trials, I have found that the following simple method ...

ATTENTION has been directed by Higgs 1 to the effect of small quantities of petroleum ceresins in causing paraffin wax to cool in a microcrystalline state. It seemed possible that this effect might be ...