The key to preserving the freshness and quality of a candle lies in its storage. UV light destroys both the color and the fragrance. To store a candle correctly, the container must be tightly closed and protected from direct sunlight. This protects the wax and fragrance of the candle.
Extreme temperature fluctuations can change the molecular composition of the ingredients and, of course, the shape of your candle. If you store the candles at room temperature, their lifespan will be extended.
As a candle manufacturer, how can I ensure longevity in the production of candles?
There are a number of measures that can help to increase the lifespan of your candle.
- When using wax, make sure you only use high-quality wax. Cheap kerosene waxes tend to turn yellow when exposed to sunlight. However, all kerosene wax turns slightly yellow when exposed to strong sunlight. UV stabilizers from our range help to slow down or completely prevent colour changes in high-quality waxes.
- With wax, care should also be taken to use high-melting waxes for standing candles (e.g. kerosene wax 58-60°C or 60-62°C solidification point or rapeseed wax 57-61°C) in order to avoid changes in shape due to temperature fluctuations.
- With natural waxes, care should be taken to use waxes made from so-called fully hardened oils wherever possible. These usually have a shelf life of 24 months or longer and are better protected against rancidity than waxes made from partially hardened oils. Natural waxes can also change color to more yellowish when exposed to sunlight (UV light).
- With stearins, it is essential to use a suitable wick. Stearins are acids and these destroy cotton wicks that are not intended for stearin over time. It is then virtually impossible to burn such candles. It is therefore essential to choose wicks such as the SSD series from our range.
- Good candle colors are dyes and not pigments in order to burn well over the wick and not clog the wick as pigments do. However, dyes lose some of their radiance when exposed to UV light.Our UV stabilizers help to maintain the colour intensity for longer. So-called pigment colors have even longer color stability - e.g. our 2501 series (neon).These colors can be incorporated very well into the Tudastar 2311 coating wax and candles can be dipped in them.They do not interfere with burning and form a great surface that does not fade as quickly as wax colors from solid-colored candles.
- Synthetic fragrances are much more stable than natural fragrances. In addition, our fragrance retention additive helps to ensure that the fragrances do not evaporate quickly. This means that they retain their fragrance over longer periods of time and are still good to use and pretty to look at next season.
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