A transparent, elastic and free standing composition for the manufacture of candles, comprising:
- a hydrocarbon oil in a proportion of from about 75 to about 88 in weight percent;
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- at least one copolymer selected from the group consisting of triblock polymers and diblock polymers in a proportion of from about 12 to about 25 in weight percent, the weight percent of the hydrocarbon oil and the weight percent of the at least one copolymer being in relation to a mixture of the hydrocarbon oil and the at least one copolymer, a viscosity of the hydrocarbon oil being 67.8 cSt at 40° C., and the flash point of the hydrocarbon oil being greater than 220° C.