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minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-24 months agoHumorously, waxed paper is generally a modified parrafin, a petroleum product that often contains some plastic to change how it polymerizes. Overall not much better than the tetrapaks. You could use a plant based wax though.
minus-squarePatapon Enjoyer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoBefore paraffin, what did they use?
Humorously, waxed paper is generally a modified parrafin, a petroleum product that often contains some plastic to change how it polymerizes. Overall not much better than the tetrapaks.
You could use a plant based wax though.
Before paraffin, what did they use?