Transparent gel candle base

A self-supporting transparent gel candle base in the form of a gel composition comprising:

• an oil in an amount of from 65% to 99.5% by weight, relative to the total weight of the gel candle base, with the oil selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon oils, vegetable oils, hydrogenated vegetable oils, petroleum derived oils, synthetic oils, phthalate esters and fatty acid esters;
• a perfume present in an amount of 5 to 15% by weight, relative to the total weight of the gel candle base;
• and
• a gelling agent comprising dibutyl lauroyl glutamide and dibutyl ethylhexanoyl glutamide which, taken together, are present in an amount of from 0.5 to 10% by weight, relative to the total weight of the gel candle base, and in a weight ratio of between 1:1 and 2.5:1;
• wherein the candle base has a melting point between 70 and 110° C., a needle penetration point measurement which is between 50 and 250 mm as measured using the ASTM D1321 method at 25° C., and a light transmittance of at least 80%, as measured spectrophotometrically at 690 nm using water as standard.