Waxes are the class of very different chemical compounds, i.e.long chain alkanes, esters and polyesters of long chain alcohols and fatty acids, depending on the raw material, from which they are received. Natural waxes are divided mainly into vegetable (e.g. car-nauba, candelilla wax) and animal (e.g. beeswax, lanolin) waxes,but often fossil fuels (mineral) are also included in this group, for example paraffin wax, ceresin or montan wax.