Candles

Candles

Related to both candles and candle making.

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Candles

slack wax

Gifts & crafts; Candles

Semi-refined wax with a higher oil content used for religious candles.

soybean wax

Gifts & crafts; Candles

All natural wax made from soy bean. Generally clean burning waxes, several melt points for various applications non-toxic, biodegradable, environmentally safe and long burning.

specialty candle

Gifts & crafts; Candles

Meant as a decorative work of art, usually free-standing, unusually shaped, painted.

specialty wick

Gifts & crafts; Candles

Used in Oil lamps and insect repellent flames.

square wick

Gifts & crafts; Candles

Used in pillars, beeswax, and tapers and candles with non-combustible materials like pigment or fragrances in them. Braided so they curl or self-trim in the flame, inhibits clogging of the wick.

Used in paraffin and vegetable wax candles for hardness, slower burn and opacity. Commonly used in pillar/molded candles at approx. 3 tbs per pound. Also used in soaps for hardness, and in lotions ...

taper

Gifts & crafts; Candles

Taper candles are tall, skinny candles that require a special fitting taper candle holder. They are either made in a mold, or they can be made by the traditional method of dipping a length of wick ...