That is still used in the manufacture of candles?
When manufacturing suppositories are used:
Paraffin - a product of petroleum refining - the most popular as the material for the candle, and in one form or another is included in most candles. In the XIX century, significantly pushed stearin as candle material.
Beeswax - a natural product of bees produce. Beeswax candles burn longer and brighter than paraffin, and preferred by connoisseurs because they are natural. Because of the greater cost of the wax candles, candles are often made not entirely out of beeswax, and it is added to other materials to extend the time of burning candles and imitation of the natural flavor. The wax used for candles, can be of different types.
Paraffin - a product of petroleum refining - the most popular as the material for the candle, and in one form or another is included in most candles. In the XIX century, significantly pushed stearin as candle material.
Beeswax - a natural product of bees produce. Beeswax candles burn longer and brighter than paraffin, and preferred by connoisseurs because they are natural. Because of the greater cost of the wax candles, candles are often made not entirely out of beeswax, and it is added to other materials to extend the time of burning candles and imitation of the natural flavor. The wax used for candles, can be of different types.
Stearin - added to the wax to the compressive strengths at cooling and cast from him the candle was easier to remove from the mold. Also prevents dislodging of stearin candles. Some time was stearin basic material for the manufacture of candles, we have not yet learned to extract the paraffin from crude oil.
Glycerol - used in admixture with gelatin and tannin. Candles of glycerine obtained crystal clear, different dyes they can be given any color. Inside glycerin suppositories can put a variety of compositions of colored wax, which gives the candle unusual decorative features.
Fat, such as beef. In some countries, because of the struggle with the fullness of this fat are trying to find other uses except food. The fat candles typically added sodium nitrate (5%) and potassium alum (up to 5% by weight). Candles burn cleanly without smoke and soot.
Gel. Gel candles can create more diverse forms.
Cast paraffin candles
are the most popular. Heated to 70 degrees in a water bath paraffin is poured into a pre-prepared mold with fixed wick. Depending on the thickness of the candle solidifies from 3 to 6 hours. Ready paraffin candles are often bent during storage, to eliminate this disadvantage and to increase the melting point of the wax is added to 3 to 15% of stearin. Candles can be of different shapes.
Wax candles
are made from beeswax, Japanese, Chinese, carnauba wax, and other methods of pouring, sucheniya, drawing, dipping, rolling, by injection into molds (rare) and pressing by special machines.
