Re: How are solid lubricants (fluronated and non-fluronated H-C waxes) made?

Although I'm never had the opportnity to make ski wax, I was able to find 
someone who had.

http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/980501.Tao.skiwax.html

At the above link, two students at Purdue University developed a ski wax 
made from soybean oil.  I'm sure they would be willing to share their 
findings with you.  They also detail their testing methods used to compare 
mixtures of the waxes. 

Another possibly may be the use of boric acid.  Argonne National 
Laboratory reports that boric acid can provide friction coefficients as 
low as 0.02 to 0.05.  Boric acid is an effective solid lubricant due to 
its unique layered-crystal structure.  Although I don't recommend everyone 
to use boric acid out on the ski slope, it may warrant some research.

GOOD LUCK!

Chris Haslego, author of the Chemical Engineers' Resource Page
http://www.cheresources.com