1. Container Candles
David Fisher
A container candle is just that...a candle that is set in a container. But it is different from a votive (that is put into a container) in that the mold and the container are the same thing. The candle is poured into the container.
2. Votive Candles
David Fisher
Votive candles are among the most used candles of any type. They're actually a hybrid between a pillar candle and a container candle in that, before they're burned, they're free-standing, usually cylindrical candles (just like a pillar,) but once they're lit, they generally melt completely enough to take the shape of the votive holder that they're placed in (like a container candle.)
3. Pillar Candles
David Fisher
Pillar candles are a type of molded candle. The wax is rigid enough to burn free-standing (on a heat-resistant plate or pan.) If it is wicked correctly, it should burn evenly and not drip very much wax onto the plate.
4. Dipped Candles
David Fisher
Dipped candles are basically just that...dipped -- a piece of wick that has been primed (dipped) into the wax to get out the air bubbles...and then dipped some more to build up more layers of wax.
5. Rolled Candles
David Fisher
Rolled candles are made with pliable (roll-able) sheets of wax with a wick at the center. The most common are made with sheets of beeswax 8" x 16". They are great, safe, easy candles to make.
