Traditionally, sugarcane wax has been obtained from rotative filter cake produced during sugar and alcohol production. However, another waste that could be used as wax source is the peel that comes from sugarcane juice production (garapa). This material should also present a considerable amount of wax, since plants produce waxes into and on its surfaces as a way to control evaporation, wettability and hydration.Therefore, in this work, wax extraction from sugarcane peel was studied and the influence of different processing parameters evaluated.