Ten Inch Unscented Palm Wax Taper Candles, Pack of Six, Three Colours

Palm wax is what gives these their surface: as it cools it forms a crystalline, frosted pattern, so each taper looks slightly different and none of them look moulded. It likewise burns slower than paraffin, which is where the eleven hour rating comes from on a ten inch candle. They are unscented, and for a dinner table that matters more than it sounds. A scented candle beside food competes with the food; an unscented taper gives you the light and stays out of the way. Dripless and smokeless hold true in a still room with a trimmed wick, which is the honest version of that claim: any taper in a draught will drip. Three colours are listed, and six in a pack covers a table of six or a pair of three branch holders. Trim the wick to a quarter inch before each lighting, keep them out of a draught and out of direct sun before use, since a taper stored on a Select sill bows and then will not sit straight in a holder. Never leave a lit candle unattended.