The present technology relates to fragrance compositions comprising essential oils and products comprising the same. The technology also relates to methods of using the fragrance compositions to induce sleep and promote wellness.

Disclosed herein is a method of using surface tension to control the manufacture of candles until a surface tension ranging from 20 to 30 dynes/cm is achieved.

Described herein are wax formulations and candles that contain synthetic linear primary alcohols. The wax formulations and candles exhibit one or more desirable properties, such as good flame height, good fragrance character, low mineral impurity levels and little or no discoloration.

Apparatuses and methods are provided for rapid and user-friendly manual setting of wicks into container candles. The apparatuses of embodiments include a wick setter that includes a proximal portion configured to receive a downward force. The wick setter also includes an elongated shaft coupled to the proximal portion and defining a longitudinal axis. The elongated shaft is configured to translate the downward force from the proximal portion onto a distal portion of the wick setter. The distal portion includes at least one wick tab holder disposed perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis. The wick tab holder includes a loop configured to engage a corresponding wick tab laterally with respect to the corresponding wick tab. The wick tab holder is also configured to apply a holding force onto the corresponding wick tab for holding the corresponding wick tab attached to the wick tab holder.

A candle with an embedded item and methods for manufacturing same are disclosed. A method for manufacturing a candle having an embedded item can include providing a first set of items of a first value and a second set of items of a second value different from the first value, combining the two sets to create a third set, and distributing the items of the third set among a set of candles, one item per candle, where the presence, nature, or value of the item within the candle is obscured. The method can further include selling the candles for a first price, wherein, the presence of the embedded item, the nature of the embedded item, the value of the embedded item, or the value of the embedded item relative to the first price is not known to the purchaser. The embedded item can comprise an object redeemable for a prize.

A method of making a candle, including placing wax in a heat-resistant container; placing the heat-resistant container in the pot that includes water, wherein the heat-resistant container is smaller than a pot that includes water; heating the water in the pot until the small chunks, shavings, layers or portions melt to form a melted wax mixture; adding hemp oil, cannabidiol (CBD) oil or tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) oil to the scented melted wax mixture to create a hemp, CBD or THC melted wax mixture; placing a wick in a center of the heat-resistance container; pour the hemp, CBD or THC melted wax mixture into a candle mold container; allow the hemp, CBD or THC melted wax mixture to cool in the candle mold container to for a hemp, CBD or THC candle; and remove the candle mold container from the hemp, CBD or THC candle from the candle mold container.

A scented candle is provided. The candle has a body made of a flammable material and a wick. The body of the candle is provided with one or more bores adapted for receiving a respective scent element therein as selected by a user.

A compound of formula (I) is described

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and use thereof as fragrance, especially as lily-of-the-valley fragrance and/or as an agent for increasing the substantivity and/or the retention of a fragrance preparation and/or as a fixative.

Disclosed is a method of imparting a customized aroma of coffee and creamer to an environment. The method includes placing coffee-scented wax melts and creamer-scented wax melts on a surface and heating the surface to a temperature sufficient to melt the coffee-scented wax melts and the creamer-scented wax melt and to impart a desired customized aroma of coffee and creamer to an environment.

The invention relates to a boron-free impregnating solution for a wick, a boron-free wick, and a candle comprising a wick according to the invention. The invention further relates to a method for impregnating a wick with an impregnating solution according to the invention.