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Candles

Related to both candles and candle making.

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Candles

coreless

Gifts & crafts; Candles

Usually refers to cotton wicks with no core material (such as zinc, paper, etc).

coreless cotton

Gifts & crafts; Candles

Cotton braided wicks with no core material.

double boiler

Gifts & crafts; Candles

Pan or other metal container placed inside a pot of water.

dye

Gifts & crafts; Candles

Oil soluble colorants used for coloring the wax.

essential oil (EO)

Gifts & crafts; Candles

Volatile aroma compounds from plants, or plant essence oils.

flash point

Gifts & crafts; Candles

The lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be made to ignite momentarily in air.  This relates to both wax and fragrance oils.  For wax it is the temperature that wax would ...

flat wick

Gifts & crafts; Candles

Used mostly in taper and pillar candles, a flat plaited wick that curls, to allow self trimming by the flame.

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