Wax-emulsions are used in the textile and leather industry in order to impart or enhance the following properties:

• Gloss
• Matting
• Rub resistance
• Scratch resistance
• Hydrophobicity
• Softening
• Sewability improvement

The most common wax emulsions are based on Paraffin (hydrophobing), HDPE (Gloss, Rub & Scratch resistance on leather), LDPE (softening and sewability improvement on textiles and Carnauba (Gloss & scratch resistance of leather). Combinations of these waxes emulsified in water are found as well in tailor made solutions.