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Different types of
candles are designed for different purposes, and it's
worth considering your needs and habits before
purchasing.
Beeswax candles
burn
longer and melt more slowly than paraffin.
Therefore, a beeswax candle will need to be burned
longer than a comparably-sized paraffin candle to
burn well.
The General Rule: a candle should be
burned long enough each time it is lit that the wax pool
melts to near the candle's edge.
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As a
guide: |
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If you burn a
candle... |
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choose a beeswax... |
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less than 1 hour |
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taper |
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1-2 hours |
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taper, tea light,
votive |
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2-3 hours |
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taper, tea light,
votive, 2" pillar |
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more than 3 hours |
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taper, tea light,
votive, 2" - 3" pillar or multi-wick pillar such
as our P6-6 |
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...the foregoing
still subject to The Rule |
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