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petrolatum

Gifts & crafts; Candles

Additive used in container candles, lowers melt point, softens wax.

pigment

Gifts & crafts; Candles

Colorants, non-soluble type, colored particle suspended in wax used for overdipping.

pillar

Gifts & crafts; Candles

A free standing candle usually round and tall like a cylinder, but can be made in other shapes such as square, hexagon, triangle, star, heart, etc.  These are made in metal, ...

pillar candle

Gifts & crafts; Candles

Self standing candle with one or more wicks, usually square and thick but can be round or hexagonal; burned in/on heat resistant surface or holder.

polyethylene wax

Gifts & crafts; Candles

Wax made from low molecular weight, high-density raw materials, to produce desired characteristics required by the industry.

pouring temp

Gifts & crafts; Candles

This is the temperature at which you pour your wax into your mold or containers.  Pour temp will depend on the type of wax used and the desired effect.

pouring temperature

Gifts & crafts; Candles

Temperature the wax is when poured to make the candle. This is not the melt point and determined by the effect wanted and the type of mold used.