
What is Carnauba Wax?Ĭarnauba wax, which is often referred to as Brazil wax, is a type of wax which is obtained from the leaves of the carnauba palm tree, a plant native to and grown only in the northeastern Brazilian state. Before we can answer that question, let’s take a look in detail at the origins of Carnauba car wax, and how it differs from modern-day variants of paint protection products. Thinking back to these times it often makes me wonder if Carnauba based car wax has a place in detailing 2021 or is it a dying breed.

I will never forget the days where I spent hours buffing off car wax and would have pains in my arm and shoulder afterwards! With all these benefits and hardly any downsides, it’s hard to imagine that there is any room for older and more antiquated methods of paint protection.


It is quite a common thing nowadays that the bigger brands have ditched their wax-based products entirely and are focusing on newer and more advanced forms of protection such as Si02 or Graphene-based sprays and coatings. Although it may not seem like too long ago, the car care industry and technologies utilized in the products available have advanced rapidly in quite a short space of time. Years ago when I was first getting into detailing, the most popular type of car paint protection came in the form of Carnauba wax products.
