A very thick, but very protective formulation. The others I've used are way too watery. It was great putting them on, but after drying and firing, you can still see the material coming off like it's formed iced flying off a cable wire in motion. With this, using a small piece of soft leather, I rubbed on both my wife's and my bows' strings, we have yet to find a complaint against it. It's a lot of work putting it on, and making sure the wax is melted and infused into the string, but the work is well worth it. Good muscle exercises, burn a bit of calories, great protection, and all can be done while watching mindless television during my downtime.