Plant cuticles, comprising cutin and an array of wax compounds, serve as an essential barrier that regulates water loss, gas exchange and provides defence against environmental stressors.

Insects use a wax layer on their bodies to prevent water loss. Furthermore, they use the layer for communication. Although ...

Paraffin wax is often used to help soften the skin of the hands, cuticles, and feet because it’s colorless, tasteless, and odorless. It may also have therapeutic benefits for people with joint ...

Methods A method of head louse cuticle wax extraction and analysis by gas chromatography was developed. Human head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) were collected from infested patients and ...