Do you like burning candles?
I love to light them up after a rough day or even when I’m cooking something. So many scents are available. What is your favorite scent? Candles add so much to the “look” of your home. You can add mirrors or artificial flowers to change a theme to any season you want.
When you light a candle, the heat of the flame melts the wax near the wick. This melted or liquid wax is then drawn up into the wick by capillary action. The flame’s heat vaporizes the liquid wax and it reacts with oxygen to produce water vapor and carbon dioxide (the same byproducts that humans produce when exhaling).
Candles
emit scents that create specific feelings in the mind and body….Candles + Mental HealthCreates ambiance. … Calms the mind. … Improves mood. … Stimulates memory. … Supports a restful sleep. … Creates consistency.
Candle Facts you Didn’t Know
You thought it might be as easy as just lighting your candle up… well… it’s a bit more complex than that!
Did you know that the first burn of a candle is the most important?
The first time you light your candle, you have to let it burn long enough!!!!!!! The whole top layer of the wax has to become liquid and that takes several hours depending on the size of your candle.
If you do not do this, then your candle will not burn evenly.
CANDLE WAX WAS EATEN DURING FAMINES
In the old days, candle wax was mainly made from animal products like beef fat or beeswax.
During famines, it was not unusual to have candles been stolen to be eaten by the hungry.
YOU SHOULD NOT BLOW A CANDLE TO TURN IT OFF
Blowing out a candle produces soot and smoke. You also risk blowing droplets of hot liquid wax.
TIP: the best (actually it should be the only!!) way to put out a candle is to use a candle snuffer as it puts the flame out by depriving it of oxygen. With your Frændi candle, you only need to put the lid on top of your container, easy!
FREEZING YOUR CANDLE WILL NOT MAKE IT LAST LONGER
Many people say that freezing a candle before lighting it will make it last longer. Sorry… but it’s fake news!
Freezing the candle actually makes the wax crack and damages the candle.
A CANDLE SHOULD NOT PRODUCE SMOKE WHEN BURNING
There is no smoke without fire, sure… but when your candle is smoking, it means the wick is too long!
EASY TO FIX IT: put the flame out, wait for the wick to cool and trim it to about 6 mm long.
A CANDLE THAT STARTED TUNNELLING CAN BE SAVED
When you are only able to melt the wax near the wick, it leaves a ring of hard wax on the outer edges. This is called tunneling.
The only thing you have to do is covering the top of your candle with foil. Afterwards, cut a hole in the center where the wick is. It encourages the hard outer wax to soften and melt evenly.
Burn your candle for several hours with the foil lid to ensure the whole top layer is liquid.
Did you know that SCENTED CANDLES HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON YOUR TASTE BUDS
Our sense of taste is highly influenced by our sense of smell. So, be careful when using scented candles at the dinner table.
You may pack on a few extra pounds.
THE CANDLE FLAME DOES NOT ALWAYS STAND STRAIGHT
Did you know that under micro gravity (like on a space station), some NASA scientists have revealed that a flame would be spherical.
This phenomenon is due to the lack of gravity.
A CANDLEMAKER IS CALLED A CHANDLER
Cocoricol! It comes from the Old French word “chandelier”.
Before the introduction of electricity, a “chandelier” was a ceiling fitting made of several candles to light up the rooms.
PUTTING CANDLES ON CAKES IS A TRADITION FROM ANCIENT GREECE
True. Ancient Greeks would bring a cake decorated with candles. It represented the glowing moon, to the temple of Artemis, the Goddess of the hunt and the moon.
It only became a birthday tradition from the 1700s as every candle represented each passing year.
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