The document describes the white leadtree (Leucaena leucocephala), a tree native to Mexico and Central America. It has several common names and is used for firewood, fiber, and livestock fodder. The document also provides a procedure for making an ipil-ipil floor wax from the tree's leaves as an alternative to commercial floor waxes. Key ingredients in the wax include ipil-ipil leaf juice, paraffin wax, and mineral oil. The procedure involves extracting wax from the leaves and combining it with the other ingredients by melting and stirring them.

4.  Also known as Leucaena leucocephala
 a small, fast-growing mimosoid tree native to southern Mexico and
northern Central America (Belize and Guatemala),but is now
naturalized throughout the tropics.
 Common names include white leadtree, jumbay, and white
popinac
 .The specific name is derived from the Greek words λευκό,
meaning "white", and κέφαλος, meaning "head", referring to its
flowers.
 It is known as Subabool in India. L. leucocephala is used for a
variety of purposes, such as firewood, fiber and livestock fodder

5. CONTENTS PERCENTAGE
CRUDE FIBER 22.59%
WATER 14.8%
NITROGEN-FREE
MATERIAL OTHER THAN
FIBER
9.78%
RAW SEEDS YIELD FAT 8.68%
NITROGEN 6.42%
ASH 4.2%

7. The main objective of this study was to
determine the possibility of producing
anacceptable Ipil-Ipil floor wax that can be an
alternative to the present commercial floor wax in
terms of its use in a concrete smooth cemented
pavement.Three floor waxes werecompared; two
were Ipil-Ipil floor waxes from young and mature
leaves and the third oneis the commercial floor
wax.The floor waxes from young and mature leaves
of Ipil-Ipilwere statistically compared in their
acceptability as basis for determining the
moreacceptable Ipil-Ipil floor wax in terms of five
quality attributes color, odor, texture,luster,
general acceptability

8. INGREDIENTS
 12 Juiced Ipil-Ipil Leaves
 50g Paraffin Wax
 250ml Mineral Oil
Equipment/Other Required Materials:
 Gas or Electrical Hob/Stove
 Large Old Saucepan
 Wooden Stirring Spoon or Hard Stirring Brush
 Pouring Jug
 Waxing Mop
 Small Bucket (for dipping the mop into)
 Clean Rags/Towels (preferably ones you don't mind getting
spoiled)

9. PROCEDURES
 The first thing that you need to do is to extract the wax from the
leaves. There are a couple of ways that you can do this. The first
is to put the leaves into a juicer, and the second is use a mortar
and pestle and pulp the leaves.
 You will then need to heat 50g of paraffin wax so that it melts.
You will need to keep stirring this so that it does not stick to the
pan. Once the paraffin wax has melted, pour 250ml of mineral
oil into the pan, a little bit at a time. This stage should be taken
slowly so that the mixture does not boil over and injure you.
 Once this stage is complete you can add the juice of the ipil-ipil
leaves. Once more, do this slowly and a little bit at a time. Once
all the juice has been added, remove the pan from the heat but
continue to stir the mixture so that it does not begin to set.

10. PROCEDURES
 When the mixture has cooled down a little, you can transfer it
to a bucket and, using either a clean rag or a floor mop, apply
the mixture to your clean floor.
 Leave this for about half an hour and then you can buff the
floor. This should be done thoroughly to remove all traces of the
wax (which could be slippery and cause an accident). Your floor
will shiny and beautiful.
 You can store any excess wax in a pot for future use, but it will
need to be gently re-heated so that it is a liquid once more.