Paraffin Wax

Paraffin wax refers to wax derived from coal, petroleum, or oil shale. On the otherhand, candle wax refers to a form of wax that is used to make candles. The main difference, however, is that paraffin is derived from coal, petroleum, or oil shale while candle wax is derived from any type of wax.

Paraffin wax (or petroleum wax) is a soft colorless solid derived from petroleum, coal, or oil shale that consists of a mixture of hydrocarbon molecules containing between twenty and forty carbon atoms