| An unscented candle does not mean that it has no | | | | is now fading out as it is hazardous for the |
| smell; in fact wax has its own unique smell and when | | | | environment. The most preferred candle material |
| burned, it smells like wax being burned. In reality, | | | | today is soy wax because it is not only cheap and |
| there is no special or additional scent added to it. | | | | readily available, but it also is very friendly to the |
| Unscented candles are used for two main reasons: | | | | environment. |
| first they are preferred by people that are sensitive | | | | When it comes to types, there are many types of |
| to different types of smells, and second, they are | | | | unscented candles, such as ball candles, skinny |
| cheap and fulfill the function of having candle light. | | | | dripless taper candles, floater candles, and pillar |
| Candles are no longer just used for the purpose of | | | | candles. Nowadays, there is a trend of making your |
| lighting itself, in fact they are mostly used as a | | | | own candles at home as a hobby. There are kits |
| tradition or to set a particular mood in an event. | | | | available in market which consists of different colors, |
| Initially the primary purpose of candles was to | | | | shaping stencils, and small tools to sculpture the |
| provide light in the dark; in Roman times candles | | | | candle molds. These kits cost much less than other |
| were made from tallow collected from cattle. This | | | | candle making kits and are growing in popularity. |
| was later replaced by bee wax; the problem with | | | | Unscented candles are very popular as they are very |
| bee wax was that even though it burned cleaner it | | | | cheap and come in different shapes and sizes which |
| was too expensive. Even today many candles are | | | | are fit for almost any occasion (e.g., birthday, |
| produced from bee wax and still they are the most | | | | weddings, religious gathering, and much more). These |
| expensive ones available in the market. The cheaper | | | | are the most commonly used candles which means |
| alternative used was paraffin candles which however | | | | that they are available at almost every store. |