Welcome to truth!!!!!
One thing to consider is that alcohol will remove carnauba wax almost immediately, so if you find that alcohol isn't removing the product then something (not carnauba!) is still there.
I have a good friend in the UK who spun a lot of high end waxes in a lab and found that the majority of your super expensive waxes have 'loads' (in his words) of silicon and/or polymers.
Carnauba in it's natural forum isn't very resistant to detergents, alcohols, etc.. It also very difficult to apply. This is why it is blended with other waxes, sealants, and often silicon. This is normal and this is what makes wax work, and you cannot get around it.
So if your wax lasts a long time or is extremely resistant to washing, scrubbing, then there is some other active ingredient. And that's the rub. I have used pretty much all of the expensive waxes and thought they were all very nice, and wish they were sold as such instead of the current hyperbole of unlikely percentages of carnuaba (you wouldn't want that much for numerous reasons), fairy dust, etc...
As my buddy Mike P says, find something you like and use it often, so if you are happy with the performance and value, stick with it!
Thanks again for joining the forum and sharing your findings. There is nothing wrong with putting a little love into your baby!
Todd
