Straight paraffin wax and blended paraffin wax are both sold as snowboard waxes. The straight paraffin waxes are the most inexpensive. Good blended paraffin waxes quicken your ride. Blended waxes are sold in a wide range of temperatures, and are available with additives to increase performance and reduce friction. The most misunderstood additive is fluorocarbon.
Many companies sell a low-cost wax that they claim is fluorinated.
Most likely, if it costs around five dollars, it is fluorinated with PTFE Teflon, made by the Dupont company. PTFE wax works best in warm conditions. To win some races you re going to have to step up and pay a little more. A good fluorinated wax that contains an actual fluorocarbon specifically formulated for snowboards is a whole different program. A wax like this is available in a wide range of temperatures as well as in a fluorocarbon concentrate.