I suspect it is a protective coating as mentioned earlier in this thread.
A little - or maybe way - off topic, but noticing that Mark R is from southern California ... given the current dry conditions can you even practice fire starting there? That would be frustrating to me.
"Current" dry conditions?
California is, by definition, semi-arid desert. It's never really "wet season" there.
You just have to be careful and not do it someplace with lots of tinder sitting around. Front driveway, on dirt if you're camping, etc.
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