Top 10 Candle Making Terms You Should Know

Here are the top 10 candle making terms every DIY candle maker should know!

Similar to learning a new language, some of these terms may initially be confusing, but will become second nature with a little practice.To make it easy for you, we’ve compiled a list of the top 10 Candle Making Terms to make you sound like a pro.

1. Burn cycle - candle testing duration
2. Burn rate - the amount of wax consumed in an hour
3. Cold throw - fragrance emitted from the candle when not lit
4. Finishing - using a heat gun to smooth out the candle's top
5. Flash point - the temperature at which fragrance ignites
6. Fragrance load - the percentage of fragrance concentration in a candle batch
7. Frosting - the formation of white crystals on wax due to temperature fluctuations.
8. Glass adhesion - areas where wax pulls away from the glass
9. Hot throw - fragrance emitted from the candle when burning
10. Melt pool - the liquid pool of wax while the candle's burning

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Happy Making!

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