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2. Candle wick - Wikipedia

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   A candle wick or lamp wick is usually made of braided cotton that holds the flame of a candle or oil lamp. A candle wick works by capillary action, conveying ("wicking") the fuel to the flame. When the liquid fuel, typically melted candle wax, reaches the flame it then vaporizes and combusts. In other words, the wick brings the liquified wax up ...

3. Where Does Candle Wax Go When You Burn a Candle? - AOL

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   People who burn candles frequently know that the process works best if you trim the wick. If a wick is too long, the combustion process sometimes gets thrown off, says the candle company Homesick .

4. Is Your Candle Wick Mushrooming? Here’s How to Fix It - AOL

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   All you need to do is trim the wick on your candle (when it’s no longer burning). You can find a wick trimmer on Amazon for less than $10 , if you don’t already have one.

5. History of candle making - Wikipedia

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   The early candles were produced using a number of methods: dipping or drawing the wick in molten fat or wax repeatedly until it reached the desired size, building the candle by hand by rolling soft wax around a wick, or pouring fat or wax onto a wick to build up the candle. [21] [22] The use of moulds was a 14th-century development. [21]

6. Candle - Wikipedia

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   The candles were produced using a number of methods: dipping the wick in molten fat or wax, rolling the candle by hand around a wick, or pouring fat or wax onto a wick to build up the candle. In the 14th century Sieur de Brez introduced the technique of using a mould, but real improvement for the efficient production of candles with mould was ...

7. Fragrance lamp - Wikipedia

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   The original Berger lamp used methyl alcohol, while modern lamps use isopropyl alcohol (90% or more). [5] Perfumes or essential oils may be added. To start the catalytic process it is necessary to allow the wick to thoroughly absorb the fuel and then to light the catalytic burner with a flame and let it burn for approximately two minutes until the catalytic stone reaches the correct operating ...