Gel Wax Candles and Containers
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There patent gel wax, Penreco holds. company VersaGel™C commercial purposes. te grades gel wax: low, medium, hh density. low density melts easiest pours well. oy 3% fragrance oil can’t embedded. medium density gel wax melts pours well. hold 5% fragrance hold embeds le sl beads shells glitter. high-density gel wax somewhat harder melt doesn’t pour easily or two. dense pigments suspended it. embeds sd non-flammable. 5-6% fragrance.
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It wise consideration en heat resistant container crack. proper precautions: don’t leave candle lit room, heat resistant surface, kp flammable material. wh candles. Remember, safety comes first.
