Boxcar Candles

HOW CANDLES BURN
science-2All waxes are essentially hydrocarbons, which means they are largely composed of hydrogen (H) and carbon (C) atoms.

When you light a candle, the heat of the flame melts the wax near the wick. This liquid wax is then drawn up the wick by capillary action.

The heat of the flame v***rizes the liquid wax (turns it into a hot gas), and starts to break down the hydrocarbons into molecules of hydrogen and carbon. These v***rized molecules are drawn up into the flame, where they react with oxygen from the air to create heat, light, water v***r (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2).

Approximately one-fourth of the energy created by a candle’s combustion is given off as heat radiates from the flame in all directions.

Enough heat is created to radiate back and melt more wax to keep the combustion process going until the fuel is used up or the heat is eliminated.

It takes a few minutes when you first light a candle for this combustion process to stabilize. The flame may flicker or smoke a bit at first, but once the process is stabilized, the flame will burn cleanly and steadily in a quiet teardrop shape, giving off carbon dioxide and water v***r.

A quietly burning candle flame is a very efficient combustion machine. But if the flame gets too little or too much air or fuel, it can flicker or flare and unburned carbon particles (soot) will escape from the flame before they can fully combust.

The wisp of smoke you sometimes see when a candle flickers is actually caused by unburned soot particles that have escaped from the flame due to incomplete combustion.

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Jellies with white lid (8oz) - $4

Apothecary with flat glass lid (16 oz)- $6

Apothecary with dome glass lid (24oz) - $12

Available scents :
Endless love
Black raspberry vanilla
Home sweet home
Eucalyptus
Pine
Dream angels halo
Apple pie
Lavender
Amber romance
Bay breeze
Berry bramble
Candy cane
Coconut lime verbena
Gardenia Lily
Birthday cake
Honeysuckle
CK 1
Pink sugar
Banana nut bread
Wisteria
Blueberry
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