The wax (like the thick rind on some cheeses) acts as a protective layer to slow drying and helps to keep nasties from spoiling the cheese.
Some supermarket waxed cheeses aren't designed for long term storage (in fact, if you believe the BBE dates some supermarket cheeses have spoilt before they become edible )
jennyjj01 wrote:"I'm not in the least bit worried because I'm prepared: Are you?"
Londonpreppy wrote: At its core all prepping is, is making sure you're not down to your last sheet of loo roll when you really need a poo.