Candles

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For the production of candles Clariant offers a broad range of


Our main purpose in this area is to serve our customers with a wide range of colorants and additives used for candle coloration and to improve burning properties. In addition, Clariant light stabilizers help candles maintain their color longer.

Candles normally consist of pure stearin, pure paraffin wax or a mixture of both. Colored candles are produced either by mass coloration or dip coloration. With mass coloration, the entire candle compound from which the candles are moulded or drawn is colored. With dip coloration, the colored coating is applied to the uncolored candle by dipping.