Improved wax compositions suitable for the preparation of candles, as the sole fuel component or as an overdip applied to a paraffin or paraffin/fatty acid candle, are provided. The compositions of this invention are a blend of a paraffin, a C.sub.16 or C.sub.18 saturated fatty acid or mixture of said fatty acids, and an alpha-alkyl-branched carboxylic acid obtained by the free radical addition of a C.sub.20-44 alpha-olefin or alpha-olefin mixture and a carboxylic acid having 3 to 36 carbon atoms. A process for improving the surface characteristics of paraffin or paraffin/fatty acid candles by applying the present wax compositions thereto as an overdip and the resulting improved candles obtained therefrom are also disclosed.
The present invention discloses a colored flame candle and manufacture thereof. The colored flame candle according to the present invention comprises a candle body and a candle combustion wick, wherein the candle body comprises a primary combustion agent, a higher fatty acid amide and a higher fatty acid triglyceride as the strengt- and flexibility-modifier, a color-forming agent and conventional adjuvant such perfumes and pigments. The colored flame candle according to the present invention has high strength and flexibility, and thus is not easy to be crushed during its manufacture and marketing. Furthermore, the colored flame candle according to the present invention has high flame stability and thus has enhanced quality.
A method for manufacturing a candle, wherein the butter oil is added to a solidified oil and mixed therewith to become solidified and form a wax-like state of fat which serves as the material of a candle by means of technical temperature and dissolving degree control; when the mixture is burned, no smoke or toxic particles are produced and an odor is released; the butter oil (a hundred percent pure vegetable oil) includes the following components: coconut oil, palm oil, palm olein and hydrogenate of palm oil, etc.; the as paimitic thereof is 0.1% at most, the melting point is within 35.degree. -37.degree. C.; emulsifier is added therein and the flavor is like butter; the additives are citric acid BHA and BHT .beta.-cartene; the specification of the solidified oil is as follows: A.V. is below 0.5, I.V. is below 2.0, S.V. is 195-198, melting point is 60.degree. C+1.degree. C. and water and impurity are below 0.1%.
A polymeric candle which undergoes a phase transition from opaque to transparent when lit is described. Methods of making such candles also are described. The candle is formed from a candle composition which includes a wax and a polymeric material. The candle composition has a phase transition temperature of about 35.degree. C. or higher. The candle composition is substantially opaque at a temperature below the phase transition temperature, whereas it becomes substantially transparent at or above the phase transition temperature. In addition to the wax and the polymeric material, the candle composition may further include a hydrocarbon oil or mixtures thereof, such as a white oil and/or a poly-.alpha.-olefin.
A vegetable lipid-based composition comprised of a vegetable lipid component and a petroleum wax is described. The vegetable lipid component may include a triglyceride or a free fatty acid/triglyceride mixture. The vegetable lipid-based composition has properties that make it advantageous in candle production.
A vegetable lipid-based composition which includes a triglyceride or a free fatty acid/triglyceride mixture. The vegetable lipid-based composition has properties that make it advantageous in candle production.
