WHICH COLOR CANDLE BURN FASTEST

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I HAVE 5 DIFFERENT COLORED CANDLES WHY DOES WHIT E BURN SLOWER

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It has less water in the wax.

Joe(or more, I can never remember which.)Nation

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pretty sure it is because of the lesser dye content mixed in with the wax.

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@expert,

probably be the less water and the wax. usually its the yellow candles that burns faster. i have no idea why.

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@expert,

This is actually quite simple. White burns slower because the candle is cooler. The pigments in the colored wax absorb light from the flame and this energy serves to increase the temperature of the wax and facilitates melting and fuel (melted wax) flowing up the wick.

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In my opinion, colorful candles burn faster.

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@CynthiaGaines,

In my opinion, you're going to be gracing us with candle spam soon.

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@expert,

The colored candles burn faster than white candles. The reason behind it is that the colored dyes add to the fast heating of the candles causing them to melt faster.

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@expert,

Color doesn't play much of a factor in how long a candle burns.There are many other elements that will speed up or slow down the time to burn the candle.Wider and thicker wicks will burn faster and the other thing is type of wax,the harder the wax, the longer the burn time.

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And here I was thinking the increased melting point would slow down the rate of burning.

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