Just Candles - Fascinating History Of Candles - Part 2

Just Candles - When the 1st colonials settled in America they found by accident that boiling grayish green berries ended in a sort of wax that's like beeswax and doesn't smell when it burns. This new opportunity did not have the effect everybody was hoping for as the process was exceedingly long and costly, so this just remains as a step in the history of candles.

In the 18th century the walling industry brought another solution for candle makers, the spermaceti was employed to get a wax that did not release any upsetting smell when burned.

Paraffin candles burned without any upsetting smell and thanks to the fact they were also cheep, they eliminated all similar competition. The single issue with paraffin was the liquefying point that was harder to gain, but using the stearic acid all of the problems were simply passed over, so paraffin candles imposed on the market and occupied a leading position in the history of candles. [Just Candles]
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