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Related to both candles and candle making.
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Clear crystals
Gifts & crafts; Candles
Additives that can prolong burning time, enhance colours and raise melting point.
Chunk
Gifts & crafts; Candles
Cubes or random pieces of wax used in containers or molds, and then over poured to make chunk candles.
Coreless
Gifts & crafts; Candles
Usually refers to cotton wicks with no core material (such as zinc, paper, etc).
Jump lines
Gifts & crafts; Candles
These are small horizontal lines that form in the wax as it's being poured into a cold jar or mold. This can be a result of the wax itself being poured at a cooler temp also. Some people refer to ...
Hurricane
Gifts & crafts; Candles
Candle shell mould used for dried flowers & other decorations. Leaves the centre of the mould hollow, to be filled with wax not containing the flowers. The outside shell doesn't burn so the flowers ...
Grubby
Gifts & crafts; Candles
A popular style of primitive candle. This involves dipping the candles in wax that has been cooled to a lumpy texture and often rolling in spices, coffee grounds and crushed herbs for a "grubby" ...
Gloss poly c15
Gifts & crafts; Candles
Clear crystals that harden wax & add gloss. Commonly used in pillar/molded candles. Average use 1-2% or 1/2 to 1 tsp. per lb. of paraffin wax.