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2. History of candle making - Wikipedia

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   Candle moulding machine in Indonesia circa 1920. Candle making was developed independently in a number of countries around the world. [1]Candles were primarily made from tallow and beeswax in Europe from the Roman period until the modern era, when spermaceti (from sperm whales) was used in the 18th and 19th centuries, [2] and purified animal fats and paraffin wax since the 19th century. [1]

3. Fragrance extraction - Wikipedia

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   Distilled products, whether through steam or dry distillation are known either as essential oils or ottos. Today, most common essential oils, such as lavender, peppermint, and eucalyptus, are distilled. Raw plant material, consisting of the flowers, leaves, wood, bark, roots, seeds, or peel, is put into an alembic (distillation apparatus) over ...

4. List of essential oils - Wikipedia

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   Cannabis flower essential oil, used as a flavoring in foods, primarily candy and beverages. Also used as a scent in perfumes, cosmetics, soaps, and candles. [5] Caraway seed oil, used a flavoring in foods. Also used in mouthwashes, toothpastes, etc. as a flavoring agent. [6] Cardamom seed oil, used in aromatherapy.

5. Candle - Wikipedia

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   By the 13th century, candle making had become a guild craft in England and France, with a French guild documented as early as 1061. [18] The candle makers (chandlers) went from house to house making candles from the kitchen fats saved for that purpose, or made and sold their own candles from small candle shops. [19]

6. Essential oil - Wikipedia

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   Essential oils are used in aromatherapy, a branch of alternative medicine that uses essential oils and other aromatic compounds. [57] Oils are volatilized, diluted in a carrier oil and used in massage, diffused in the air by a nebulizer or diffuser, heated over a candle flame, or burned as incense.

7. Paraffin wax - Wikipedia

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   The first step in making paraffin wax is to remove the oil (de-oiling or de-waxing) from the slack wax. The oil is separated by crystallization. Most commonly, the slack wax is heated, mixed with one or more solvents such as a ketone and then cooled. As it cools, wax crystallizes out of the solution, leaving only oil.