Patent ID: 8241415

Claim:
A wax emulsion comprising, based on the total weight of the emulsion: about 25 to about 80 wt % of water; about 20 to about 60 wt % of a wax component; about 0.5 to about 5 wt % of an emulsion stabilizing component, wherein the emulsion stabilizing component is derived from a carboxylic acid and an aminoalcohol; and a surface tension/interfacial tension reducing agent, wherein the surface tension/interfacial tension reducing agent comprises: an alkylphenol alkoxylate, present in an amount of 0.0125 to 0.075 wt %; a C 2 -C 3 alkoxylated, substantially symmetrical acetylenic diol having 6 to about 100 carbon atoms, present in an amount of 0.025 to 0.075 wt %; and a combination of a C 2 -C 3 alkoxylated, substantially symmetrical acetylenic diol having 6 to about 100 carbon atoms and a siloxane, present in an amount of 0.025 to 0.075 wt %.