The Wax

Wax is the material used to batik. The wax is not "lost", until it is removed during the final process, when the cloth is turned into an ornamented textile. The following describes the wax:
1. Wax Types and Mixtures
There are many qualities of wax used in batiking. The quality particularly affects the power of absorbing, the base color of cotton fabric, degree of liquidity, and so forth. Therefore, the price is also variable. But in use, our need is paramount.
The types of wax are:

a. Beeswax - The wax is obtained from separation of the waxy cells of the honeycomb from the bees' eggs through boiling
b. Klanceng Beeswax - the wax from the klanceng bee obtained in the same manner as above
c. Timur Wax - the best type; source and composition unknown
d. Sedang Wax - source and composition unknown

e. White Paraffin - factory-made, obtained from petroleum.
f. Yellow Paraffin - factory-made, obtained from petroleum
g. Songkal Paraffin - factory-made, obtained from petroleum, black
h. Keplak - an additive kind of fruit
i. Gandarukem - (resin) and additive