31. Or you can coat your shovel with paraffin wax . 32. Paraffin wax is a waxy solid extracted from petroleum.33. A typical alkane paraffin wax chemical composition comprises hydrocarbons with the general formula C " n" 34. It is typically softer than paraffin wax and with a lower melting temperature, in most combinations. 35. In 1946 a plant producing high grade Paraffin Wax for candles, paper, etc . was commissioned. 36. The most effective shielding materials are hydrocarbons, e . g . polyethylene, paraffin wax or water. 37. Despite the fire risk, lots of paraffin wax was used to keep the hair in place. 38. Hot wax moulding largely uses paraffin wax . 39. They are explosives based on ammonium nitrate, with other ingredients such as paraffin wax , aluminum and dinitrotoluene. 40. Examples of organic solids include wood, paraffin wax , naphthalene and a wide variety of polymers and plastics.