Beeswax candle
2,5 €
Candles made by dipping. 20 cm long and 20 mm in diameter.
What is the difference between a moulded candle and a dipped candle?
The moulded candle is cast in a mould, the dipped candle is dipped. For the same shape, the dipped candle will last longer than the moulded one.
Why is it important to age your candles?
Beeswax is made of a mixture of more or less heavy hydrocarbons. Light hydrocarbons burn faster and give off more heat than heavy ones. With fresh wax, there are too many light hydrocarbons: they give off too much heat and melt the wax before it has had time to burn. You very soon end up with a puddle of wax and no candle left. As the lightest esters evaporate naturally over time, leaving the wax to age for several months or years greatly increases the life of the candles.
The process can be speeded up through freeze-thaw cycles.
- Materials
- Cire d'abeille 100%, mèches coton
- Periods
- Antiquity, Merovingians and Carolingians, Middle Ages, French Revolution, Vikings, 12th-13th centuries (Crusades), Hundred Years' War and 15th century, Renaissance, 17th century, 18th century, Modern era