Hi John.soft paraffin wax is harder than vaseline petroleum jelly but softer
than candle wax.Ideal for rubbing in.Odourless and dries out none
sticky.Only wax advised for protecting rubber products.Don`t know about
beeswax but beeswax straight from the hive sure will make your hands stink
when you come of those hoods.Vaseline soft paraffin wax and paraffin candle
wax all petroleum based.Hope this clarifies things.BP (british
pharmaceutical society.)
Wax forms thin but dense coating over rubber keeping out ozone, oxygen, and
weathering in general. Suggest application three times a year, just keep up
the protective coating.Wax melting point 55 c. Laboratory suppliers also
stock it.
Regards J.E