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US 12,421,476 B2Granted
Gel candles
AssigneeInternational Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
InventorsJason Geno, Joseph Brain, Nicole Giffin, Tamara Wynn Hopkins
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Abstract
Disclosed are candles having a wick, a wax composition, and a gel composition, wherein the wax composition encloses the wick, and the wick is separated from the gel composition. The candle while being burned exhibits one or more desirable properties, such as reduced levels of soot or reduced emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
Claims20
A candle comprising:
- a wick,
- a wax composition, and
- a gel composition,
- wherein a fragrance is dosed in the gel composition instead of the wax composition, the wax composition encloses the wick and is in communication with the gel composition, and the wick is separated from the gel composition, and
- wherein the gel composition consists of a fragrance, a gelling agent, and optionally a wax or other fuel component in an amount of no more than 0.1% by weight of the gel composition.
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A method of preparing a candle comprising the steps of:
- a) admixing a gelling agent, a fragrance and optionally a solvent to form a gel composition;
- b) providing a container and providing the gel composition for an inner surface of the container;
- c) placing a plurality of wicks in the candle container;
- d) forming a wax composition comprising a wax selected from the group consisting of a soy wax, a paraffin wax, a palm wax, a beeswax, a hydrogenated natural oil and a combination thereof, and adding the wax composition to the container;
- e) positioning the gel composition at least two centimeters from each wick of the plurality of the wicks and incorporating the gel composition adjacent to an outer surface of the wax composition;
- wherein the candle during use has the property of producing reduced levels of soot as compared to a control candle that does not include the gel composition, and/or producing reduced emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as compared to the control candle.
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A candle comprising:
- a wick,
- a wax composition, and
- a gel composition,
- wherein a fragrance is dosed in the gel composition instead of the wax composition, the wax composition encloses the wick and is in communication with the gel composition, and the wick is separated from the gel composition, and
- wherein the gel composition is free of a solvent.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.