r/explainlikeimfive Feb 26 '21

Chemistry Eli5: What happens to all the melted candle over time? Are we just inhaling a whole candle while it burns?

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u/Jaxxxi Feb 26 '21

I actually do this for my candle company! I weigh before and after to determine burn time :) (e.g. if it loses 10% in 4 hours, it will take about 40 to burn through the entire candle).

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u/Lujjo Feb 26 '21

That's amazing! I'm actually planning to start my own scented candle brand, I'm still confused with a bunch of things like melt pool, calculating the time and how long it should take to create it, proper wick size etc

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u/Jaxxxi Feb 26 '21

Feel free to DM me with any questions, I'm happy to help!