As the days get shorter and colder and the nights grow long, people tend to want to make their homes feel cozier. One of the quickest ways to do so is with candles, so now is the perfect time to ...

The following is an excerpt from Candlemaking the Natural Way: 31 Projects Made with Soy, Palm and Beeswax by Rebecca Ittner (Lark Crafts, 2010). The excerpt is from Chapter 6: Upcycled Candles. I ...

Jayne Hopkins has done all kinds of things. She was director of student activities at a college in Kentucky, a fourth grade teacher in Chicago and an English as a Second Language teacher in Wake ...

The soy wax candle industry that traces its origins to Cedar Rapids could get its next stage of growth from research into high-oleic soybean strains. The Columbus, Ohio-based Battelle Memorial ...

BRAINERD — Experimenting with candles is nothing new for Craig Axelson. At just 6 years old, he liked to buy used candles from garage sales and melt down the wax. He quickly learned that wax was not ...

Picking a candle can sometimes feel overwhelming. From the sheer number of home fragrances on offer, to size and candle wax types. While scent plays an important role in picking a candle, taking note ...

AMES, Iowa – Petroleum-based paraffin wax commonly coats cardboard and all sorts of other products to improve durability and water resistance, but it can’t be recycled and may adversely affect human ...