Carbon Paper

Inks utilized in paper carbon manufacturing are formulated with a base made-up of three basic ingredients: Waxes, oils and dyes.
Two waxes play a role: Amorphous waxes, like ozokerite or other wax derived from petroleum, which provide consistency and oil retention in the ink body; hard waxes such as Paraffin Waxes , which keep the ink in the solid state facilitates clean handling.
One of the main functions that waxes perform is to act as vehicle for the color transport, as well as to avoid the total ink absorption inside the paper internal surface. In typical ink formulations for paper carbon, waxes can reach up to 40 of the total formulation.