摘要 |
A candle made with a wax base and a synthetic thermoplastic rubber copolymer. The wax base may be prepared from a plurality of two or more different fuel sources including petroleum sources, animal sources, vegetable sources, synthetic sources and blends thereof The synthetic thermoplastic rubber copolymer may be a diblock, triblock, radial block, multiblock copolymers, and blends thereof. In addition to the wax base and the synthetic thermoplastic rubber copolymer, candles ma de according to the invention can also include stabilizers, fragrances, dyes as well as other standard candle additives. The addition of the synthetic thermoplastic rubber copolymer allows for the production of high quality candles with improved shipping stability, controllable burn rates, less dripping and higher fragrance loadi ng capabilities. Additionally, disclosed candles decrease processing times and percent defects as part of an improved manufacturing process.
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