Gel Candle Articles: Important Bead Update

The whole purpose of the bead on the wick is because we are unable to get wick tabs with long enough stems to do the trick of 100% protecting the bottom suface of ALL glassware...in other words, to always insure that the glass will not heat too extreme and break when customers allow the candle to burn to the very bottom. It is also recommended to always use a glass bead above any sand base because over time, the sand could absorb the gel and become a wick by itself.

The bead is an additional 'safety net' to guard against the customer who willingly, OR forgets, and leaves the candle burning in the last inch of the gel. They have burned many, many of their candles (along with hundreds of customers) with the glass beads that they supply... NONE have broken and ALL have extinquished the flame.

Some people are using other beads, incorrectly... loose 'pony' beads for example...and they don't always give the same good result because the bead needs to fit snuggly to automatically snuff the flame.

The purpose of Biomax's push for the beads has nothing to do with flammable objects, which they will never endorse embedding flammable objects in the same compartment (WITH beads nor without) as the wick. Some thicker glassware can withstand this heat.. some cannot. It just isn't worth the risk and liability as a candle manufacturer, so we need to guard against customers who could burn the candle down too far.

The bead is a very simple and viable answer (and additional safety precaution) in ADDITION to the extra long wick stems that are currently on the market for gel candles--which we ALWAYS recommend.... When dealing with fire, there are NEVER too many precautions!!

Article & Design by Patti Smith, Design Artist
BioMax Candle Supply ~ www.biomax1.com