Carnauba is a type of palm wax that is obtained by drying and pressing the leaves of the Brazilian Carnaubа palm. Raw wax can be refined and bleached. Carnauba wax available on the market is of several types according to its purity.
Like candelilla, carnaubа is a hard and brittle wax with a high melting point.
Because of its ability to give a strong and lasting shine to the products, carnaubа wax has been successfully used in the manufacture of various polishing products.
Carnauba is also used in cosmetics, pharmaceutical industry, production of explosives, photographic cylinders, processing of leather products and more.