What is paraffin wax?

Paraffin wax is a soft, colorless, odorless white wax. It is a solid material derived from coal or shale oil that consists of a mixture of hydrocarbon molecules that contain between twenty and forty carbon atoms.

Paraffin wax has many therapeutic and cosmetic benefits:

• From the therapeutic aspect: Paraffin wax is one of the most important types and methods of natural therapy that exist in our time to treat and relieve joint and muscle pain and pain associated with the moving parts and bones.
• As for the cosmetic aspect: it is often used in the salon to soften the skin, and in spa treatments, it is used on the hands, skin, and feet because it is colorless, tasteless and odorless and because the wax is a natural and soft material that continues to enhance the levels of moisture in the skin after the completion of the treatment.

Paraffin wax properties:

Paraffin wax has a high ability to withstand heat, which means that it is able to absorb and retain a large amount of heat, and this heat travels to the heart of the affected area. Then Paraffin changes its phase, melts, becomes liquid, and becomes able to keep more heat.

The emitted heat is called "melting heat". It helps in melting paraffin and turning it into a comfortable cover layer. Then this heat is transferred to the affected party to open the pores and increase blood circulation in the skin. Also, paraffin wax helps to lighten the skin and removes the skin scars and cracks.

Paraffin wax types:

1. Soft paraffin wax.
2. Average softness paraffin wax.
3. Hard paraffin wax.

Paraffin wax uses:

How to use paraffin wax:

Paraffin wax is dissolved with its own device, and adjusted to a certain temperature. When the wax reaches the melting point, a special oil shall be applied on the affected area. Then the paraffin wax is applied with a special brush and the skin is wrapped inside a plastic bag with a warm towel and left for half an hour to about an hour. After removing the plastic bag and towel, the wax is removed with soft tissue and then the treated area is moistened.

Benefits of paraffin wax for the body:

• Paraffin wax helps treat stiff bones and joints, especially after removing gypsum from the affected person's body.
• Paraffin wax stimulates blood circulation in the body and increases blood pumping in all parts of the body.
• Paraffin wax treats and spasms cramps in the muscles and helps in cramping muscle syndrome.
• Paraffin wax is useful for treating heart diseases, and it helps to increase the feeling of relaxation.
• Paraffin wax makes skin smooth, elastic, vibrant, and supple and helps whiten skin tone.
• Paraffin wax helps relieve rheumatoid arthritis and bones.
• Paraffin wax helps in treating scleroderma from the long-term accumulation of collagen in the body.
• Paraffin wax helps lighten dark areas, including the elbow, relieves itchy skin, and treats psoriasis and eczema.
• Paraffin wax relieves dry hands, opens the pores of the skin, protects it from wrinkles that affect a person with age, and can also treat the effects of wounds, burns, and scars.

You can get these amazing results and more when you visit Al-Hayat Medical Center in Qatar and enjoy a therapeutic bath using paraffin wax.