Description

These Beeswax Emboss cone candles have been developed with premium quality in mind. From dependable burning performance to high-quality construction and professional presentation, these beeswax candles will create an incredible ambiance for any occasion. Made from high-quality blended beeswax, the colour of the wax can vary from a deep brown to a pale yellow depending on what the bees provide. We use gorgeous 100% cotton wicks, which create a superior beautiful light with clean burning.

All burn times advertised are approximate and may vary due to the environmental circumstances in which the product is used for.

rawLight always endeavors to produce items in their correct colourways. Actual finished products and their colourways may differ from sample pictures or from pictures on our website, mobile devices, social media platforms, text messages and so on. What may look like an imperfection is actually the uniqueness of a handmade product.

Beeswax is made by worker bees. It is secreted from glands situated on the underside of the abdomen, and
moulded into the honeycomb that is used as storage space for honey and pollen, and as brood chambers for
larval bees. Bees that build the comb gorge themselves on honey and hang together in clusters or chains
across the area that is to be built up. After about 24 hours, they produce a drop of liquid wax. It soon hardens into a
small white flake, which the bee moves to its mandibles where it is mixed with glandular secretions and chewed. The
softened flake of wax is passed along to another worker who will mould it into shape and place it on the growing
comb. It takes about four minutes to process a single flake from secretion to comb.

The rich colour of beeswax is a result of the floral sources the bees forage on. Beeswax is almost pure white when
first secreted, but gets its colour from the pollen and propolis the bees gather. The natural variations in colour range
from almost white to almost black.

Beekeepers obtain beeswax from the “capping” of the honeycomb – the part of the comb that seals in the honey
collected by the bees Capping’s are sliced off the comb to harvest the honey and are then melted to separate honey
from the wax. About one to two pounds of wax is produced for every hundred pounds of honey.
Conditioning can vary: in pellets (like paraffin), in slabs or as wax sheets, with a flat or honeycomb design.
Select the form you like best or the most adapted to the kind of candle you are planning to make.
Beeswax is often used in combination with paraffin (a traditional proportion is one part beeswax for 3 parts
paraffin), for a container candle formula for instance.
Used alone, beeswax should not be used for any applications that involve a mould (wax and mould would become
instantly inseparable!), unless you choose for latex moulds you can “peel off” the candle once the wax has cooled
off.

Beeswax does not expand and contract according to the temperature as paraffin does, yet another reason not to use
it in a rigid mould (the contraction of paraffin when it cools off helps unmould the finished candle but this behaviour
can become an inconvenience with specific types of candles, like container candles).
Beeswax sheets can be used to create superb candles, easy to make and safe for the young candle makers, when
rolled around a wick, to form a cylindrical or conic taper or pillar.
The melting point of beeswax is situated between 62 and 65°C. This is quite high and can lead to some wicking
problems: sometimes the heat produced but the burning wick is not sufficient to create a full melt pool. Worse, the
flame can even bore a hole in the middle of the candle (also called a “tunnel”) and leave the remains of the candle
intact.

For this reason, and especially when beeswax is used to make a container candle, it is recommended to blend it with
paraffin with a relatively low melt point (125°F is ideal) in order to lower the average melting point. It may prove
necessary to use a wick one size (or two) up. In general, a beeswax candle will require a thicker wick than a paraffin
candle of equal diameter.

More History on Beeswax

• Beeswax candles were originally used by ancient Romans and Egyptians circa 300bc.
• Beeswax candles produce negative ions that capture and neutralise dust, cigarette smoke and toxins gently cleansing
  and purifying the air.
• The honeybee needs to visit millions of flowers, fly thousands of kilometers and ingest approximately 7 Kg of honey
  to make 1 Kg of wax.
• Beeswax candles burn slower than regular wax candles and are virtually smokeless.
• Beeswax candles are the only candles that help reduce the effects of asthma, hay fever and chemical sensitivities and have been known to benefit people with sleep or concentration disorders.
• Burning beeswax candles reduces the effects of electrical radiation from computers, television and other
  electrical equipment