Applications
of paraffin waxes in the candle industry

Paraffin waxes E4 and E41 – suitable for machine production of candles by the methods of pouring, drawing, pressing, extruding, dipping, filling. Most often these waxes are used for production of tealights, household candles, ritual (church) candles, votives, candles in containers (glasses and others). Because of their relatively low melting temperature for household and ritual candles these waxes are used in mixtures with harder paraffin or microcrystalline waxes.
	Paraffin wax E53 – suitable for machine production of candles by the methods of pouring, drawing, pressing, extruding, dipping. Most often these waxes are used for production of household candles, votives and ritual (church) candles.
Paraffin wax E6 – suitable for machine production of candles by the methods of pouring and drawing. In mixtures with other paraffin and microcrystalline waxes is used for production of candles by the methods of pressing, extruding and dipping.. It is suitable for hand-made decorative candles, including embossed candles. Most often this paraffin wax is used for production of decorative, household and ritual (church) candles.
Paraffin waxes E61 and E63 – suitable for machine production of candles by the methods of pouring, drawing, pressing, extruding and dipping. Also suitable for hand production of decorative candles. Most often these waxes are used for decorative candes, votives, household candles and ritual (church) candles.
	Microcrystalline wax (ceresin) EC2 – used as an additive 3 - 5% for machine production of candles by the methods of drawing and extruding. For church candles its percentage can be increased to 30%.