Dorlands Wax Medium

A traditional recipe for batik wax is a mix of beeswax and paraffin, about 60/40. Beeswax is soft, pliable, and blocks completely: no cracking. Paraffin is more brittle, and lets dye penetrate wherever cracks form. Cold wax is paraffin (candle wax), which is mixed with water and an emulsifier and becomes liquid at room temperature. Once dried, it can not become liquid again. Depending on the thickness, the drying time is somewhere between an hour and a day. Cold wax is a multifunctional reservation aid. It is thick, like a thin pancake batter, and is suitable for painting techniques (bristle brush, outline bottles, sponge roller) as well as stenciling and printing with plane stamps and drop effects. With thick or densely woven fabrics, the cold wax does not soak through the cloth. Test before you start a project, in order to see if the wax seals the fabric well. Cold wax is best applied with a flat brush (bristle brush), which exists in all desired widths. Wide, swinging strokes of brush appear especially decorative! If you fill the cold wax in a liner, you can even draw and write. I could not find any results on the internet of batik artists using cold wax I believe this is because this type of wax is not heated.

Dorland’s Wax Medium is a museum-quality, matte finish protective coating. It is unsurpassed for cleaning and preserving antiques, woodcarvings, bronze, plastics, and other items worth protecting. For use over paintings photos, picture frames apply by rubbing wax over the surface. Let harden for up to several days then buff with soft cloth. https://www.jacquardproducts.com/assets/jacquard-site/support/instructions/Dorlands_Wax_Instructions.pdf