Iwax yeparafini, ekwaziwa ngokuba yikristale wax, idla ngokuba mhlophe, i-waxy engenavumba, luhlobo lwemveliso yepetroleum, luhlobo lwewax yezimbiwa, ikwaluhlobo lwewax yepetroleum.I-flake okanye i-crystal acicular eyenziwe kwi-lubricating oil distillate efunyenwe kwi-distillation ye-oyile ekrwada ngokucocwa kwe-solvent, i-solvent dewaxing okanye nge-wax ye-crystallization ye-wax, i-dewaxing ye-wax yokwenza i-wax paste, kwaye emva koko ngokubilika okanye ukuchithwa kwe-solvent, ukucocwa kodongwe okanye i-hydrorefining.
Iwax yeparafini esulungekiswe ngokupheleleyo, nekwaziwa ngokuba luthuthu olucolekileyo, iqinile ngenkangeleko emhlophe, ineqhuma kunye neemveliso zegranular.Iimveliso zayo zinendawo ephezulu yokunyibilika, i-oyile encinci, akukho bhondi kwiqondo lobushushu begumbi, akukho mbilo, akukho mvakalelo yegreasy, ingenamanzi, ingqina ukufuma kunye nokufakwa kakuhle kombane.