Many customers ask me about the weight of each type of candles I make. (We only make Soy Candles.) So I tell them instead the burn time of each type of candles. Why did I not answer their question as they directed? Well, with candle, weight does not mean much. The type of wax used to make candles has specific weight. Even in just the soy candles, not all soy wax has the some weight due to composition. Even soy wax from the some company has different weight depending on the blend used. (And you think there is only one kind of soy wax?) So what is all that boils down to? I use the burn time as a true gauge. After all, you want to know the true usage. One would not measure number of miles per pounds of gasoline but measure by the volume in gallon. Here, we would be better to use time to measure the usage of candle. We know that soy candle burns longer than paraffin candle. So it would be more sensible to compare cost of burn time against cost of weight for different type of wax (Beeswax, Soy wax, Vegetable wax, paraffin, etc).
Another thing of interest, by knowing the burn time is to know what the manufacturers knows about their candles. It is easy to weight the candle and give consumer a number to compare with. However, knowing the burn time, the manufacturer has to test each type of candle for its characteristic. This takes a lot of time and energy at development time. However, once the correct testing is done, the manufacturer would know their candle well. I have also found lack of testing leave a center-burning tunnel in a candle and created a lot of waste. What is a consumer to do with the leftover un-consumed wax? If you as a consumer have to melt the candle to save the wax, you might as well make your own candles. The only exception is the pillar candles.
Next time we will address the fragrances used in the candles.
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I don't give a crap about the weight of candles. Although i must say, the article was very well written.
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