Soy Candles

Votive wax candles burn 5-8 hours or more.  Soy wax burns 50% longer than paraffin wax.  A soy wax votive candle will burn 16-18 hours.  These candles are small and round, usually 2.5 inches high by 1.5 inches in diameter.  When lit they melt into oil, requiring a container in which to burn them.  You can find elegant holders to accent your votive candle.

Votive candles were traditionally white and unscented, used in religious ceremonies.  Today votive candles come in all colors and fragrances.  Using a votive holder, makes them fairly safe compared to tapers or pillars, which can be knocked over.  Depending on the quality of wax used in the votive, it may burn very fast or very slow.  It may have a low melting point and produce little to no oil, like a taper candle, or have a very low melting point and turn to oil, like votives that sit in a glass holder. 

You can purchase votives in a variety of different stores.  In a power outage they come in handy because they burn slow and the flames are protected by their glass container.  Be careful once you light the votive, as the glass container will get very hot to touch.  It is best to not move it until cool, as the wax could spill out and make a mess.  Soy wax is easy to clean with just soap and water, if a spill does occur.  Since soy wax melts at a lower temperature there is much less chance of burns occurring.  A scented votive soy wax candle will add a nice glow as well as a wonderful aroma to your home.