Wax Bath

Applying molten paraffin wax on the affected area increases blood flow, reduces joint stiffness, and relaxes muscles. It also reduces inflammation and muscle spasms and treats sprains. Paraffin Wax bath is a form of deep heating therapy which mainly use paraffin oil and wax to promote pain relief to hand, feet, sore joints and muscles. The actual temperature of paraffin wax is 42-52°C whereas its melting point is 51-54.4°C. The melted wax should not be poured directly on the body tissue as it may lead to thermal injuries. In order to avoid this, melting point of wax is usually lowered by adding an impurity in the form of paraffin oil. A wax composition is used in a wax bath. The wax composition is generally: about 94.5% by weight paraffin wax; about 4.5% by weight mineral oil; about 0,05% by weight of at least one oil selected from the group of oils consisting of jojoba oil, emu oil, and aloe Vera oil.