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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. How to get the perfect autumn scent by making candles ... - AOL

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   Trim the wick down to approximately 1/4 inch above the surface of the candle. This ensures a clean and safe burn when you light the candle. Make your house smell like fall: How to make a pumpkin ...

4. 7 Candle Safety Tips You Absolutely Should Be Following

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   "A trimmed wick allows the candle to burn clean, evenly, and slowly, extending the life of your candle up to 20% longer," she says. She compares trimming a candle wick to another routine chore ...

5. 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 ...

6. 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 ...

7. The Chemical History of a Candle - Wikipedia

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   Title page to the first edition. Intended for young beginners, for whom it is well adapted, as an introduction to the study of chemistry. [3]According to Frank Wilczek: . It is a wonderful laying-bare of surprising facts and intricate structure in a (superficially) familiar process — the burning of a candle.