Soy Candles

Have you ever had a birthday cake and when you blew out the candles they reignited?  You had trick candles on your cake.  I have used them before for a joke but not everyone would appreciate them.  You have to pick your intended victims carefully.  Trick candles can be frightening and upsetting.  Be sure that the recipient will receive your joke in good humor before using them.   Trick candles come in various sizes, shapes and colors.  They are usually used on birthday cakes but could be used whenever a candle is required to be blown out.  However use them with caution as they could start a fire. 

A regular candle has a small ember that continues to burn in the wick when blown out for a moment.  A plume of smoke rises from it when blown out.  The smoke is caused by the ignition of paraffin vapors rising from the candle as the ember dies out.  The heat of the ember won’t relight the wick as it is not hot enough, as paraffin requires a higher temperature to burn.

The wick of a trick candle is impregnated with a substance what will burn at a lower temperature, causing it to reignite.  A popular choice is magnesium which ignites when the candle is blown out, causing the candle wick to begin burning again.  Sparks are often thrown off in this process, making them a potential fire hazard.  To put out a trick candle for good and not reignite simply snuff it out and keep it snuffed for a few moments.  This will cut off the oxygen supply to it.  You can also dunk it into a glass of water, thus cutting off the oxygen supply as well.

There is no trick to soy candles.  They come in various sizes, shapes, colors and fragrances.  They are easy to clean up with soap and water, making the container reusable.  They burn at a lower temperature than paraffin making burns less likely.  They are made from a renewable resource the soybean and using soy candles promotes the farming industry.  Soy candles are non-toxic, burn with little to no soot and are Eco-friendly.  You don’t have to worry that the intended recipient will be offended either.  Scented soy candles make the perfect gift for the person hard to buy for.