Candle Information & Accessories for Your Beeswax Candles
Smallbones 100% Pure Canadian Beeswax Candles
Affordable Smallbones 100% natural beeswax candles whisk away the cobwebs of stress and anxiety while adding their golden glow and wonderful natural scent to your home. Sustainable living includes not introducing toxins into your home or church…or anywhere.
See below for a comparison test between paraffin and beeswax candles and candle burning tips. On my blog you may learn about the different types of candle waxes and see the results of the first study that finally proves that burning beeswax actually does produce more negative ions that clean the air.
I make every Smallbones’ candle with local pure beeswax cappings and cotton wicks. You can see how I make dipped beeswax tapers on this blog page. I perfected my chandler skills at a workshop with a master chandler and I’m a member of the Canadian Beeswax Chandlers Guild. Smallbones guarantees each purchase.
(Smallbones welcomes wholesale candle enquiries.)
“I received my candles and I was instantly transported back to my days in the honey house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love your candles . . . . I’m showing these to my priest tonight to see if our parish would order from you! God bless your work!!! I will DEFINITELY “bee” ordering from you again! I am THRILLED.” Marilyn from Wisconsin
Glass Tealight Cups
Let the light shine through!
- Reusable tealight cups help reduce waste going to landfills
- Hint: Put a very small amount of water in the bottom of the cup before adding the tealight to make cleaning a breeze
Glass Votive Plates
Votives burn best when in a simple saucer. I’ve collected pretty little saucers from thrift shops and these glass plates which are actually the glass tops from the old type of canning jars.
Candle Snuffers
Lovely pewter candle snuffers with detail on the cup, 9″ long.
‘Spool’ Taper Holders
One pair only! I have a lot of different sizes of these wonderful old spools, presumably from a textile plant of some sort. This pair are the only ones that have a hole just the right size for tapers. The shorter one is 24 cm/9.5″,and the taller is 29 cm/11.5″.
Information & Tips
THE QUALITIES OF BEESWAX
Beeswax is the only all natural candle wax. It’s a sustainable and renewable resource. When you buy a beeswax candle you’re supporting beekeepers, which means supporting those busy little insects that pollinate food crops and keep the world living and green. Beeswax candles burn cleaner, brighter, hotter and longer than other candles. When natural golden beeswax burns it gives off a soft glow* and sweetens the room with its natural scent — no artificial scents or colours required. Many people are allergic to the toxic waxes and artificial fragrances common in today’s candles, often used even in church! Beeswax is non-allergenic and is a natural air cleaner, recommended by the American Lung Association. It’s the best choice for asthma and allergy sufferers. Beeswax candles burn cleanly, don’t drip when properly used, and have long burn times, making them economical as well. Be sure that the candles you buy are 100% beeswax – some countries allow as little as 10% beeswax in candles labelled as ‘beeswax’.
*The light spectrum emitted from a beeswax candle is the closest of all waxes to natural sunshine
I started out making soy candles, but was disappointed with the results. When I learned that soy is not natural or sustainable, and that beeswax is the only natural, non-toxic, non-allergenic, sustainable candle wax, I never looked back. You may be interested to learn more, too. On my blog, The Lowdown On… Candle Waxes gives important information about the various types of candle wax and why you should burn only pure beeswax.
SEE THE DIFFERENCE!
Ready, Set...Go!
7 3/4 hours later
- The candle on the left is a premium paraffin candle; on the right is a Smallbones’ taper.
- The test began at 7:45 a.m.
- At 3:30 p.m., the Smallbones’ candle still had about five hours to burn (12 3/4 hours total!) and didn’t drip at all!
- It also smelled wonderful and cleansed the air, while the paraffin candle made a mess and gave off toxic fumes for 7 3/4 hours.
BEESWAX CANDLE BURNING TIPS
- All usual precautions that pertain to fire also pertain to burning candles: never leave a candle burning when no one is in the room; do not burn candles near drapes or other combustible materials
- Keep the wick of your candles trimmed to 1/4″-1/2″
- Allow the melted pool of pillars to reach the edge of the candle each time you burn it, about an hour per inch of diameter. This way you won’t have to try to fold unmelted wax down from the sides and the pillar won’t burn down the middle. You’ll be starting off with the equivalent of a new (but shorter) candle each time.
- If your candle will be lit for only a short time, use a taper, votive or tealight
- Draughts cause flickering of the flame, which can result in uneven burning or dripping
- Put out pillar flames by dipping the wick into the melted pool and then straightening (a paper clip is a handy tool).
- Use a snuffer for tapers
- If you don’t like the natural bloom that develops on beeswax, simply rub your candles with your hand — the warmth will polish off the bloom
- Put a tiny bit of water in the bottom of your glass tealight cups — makes removing the last vestiges of wax easy
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