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Paddyg

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In John Gibson's really helpful 'Honey Show Classes' he indicates a hierarchy of candles for show with poured being the hardest, then dipped, then moulded (glass/plastic) and finally silicone. My question is what is a poured candle?
 
Afraid not. Classed as the most difficult but finding what it is seems to be the difficult element!!
 
Every single google indicates


This simply means that the melted wax is mixed with any fragrance and poured into the candle vessel
 
In John Gibson's really helpful 'Honey Show Classes' he indicates a hierarchy of candles for show with poured being the hardest, then dipped, then moulded (glass/plastic) and finally silicone. My question is what is a poured candle?
My understanding of this, having asked a few people, is you literally pour the wax down the wick, so the opposite of dipping…. Sounds very messy, and the picture I saw showed runs and drips down the candle. I’ll try and find it again.
 
It's got to be melted wax poured down the wick - the next question is why wd anyone bother to do it - does it burn with an infinitely superior light?
 
It's got to be melted wax poured down the wick - the next question is why wd anyone bother to do it - does it burn with an infinitely superior light?
Now why anyone would do it is a question I can’t answer. It seems to be making candle making very difficult, when it can be difficult even with a mould.
 

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