Candles

Candle — the device for lighting, most often in the form of the cylinder from a firm combustible material which in the kindled look is brought to a flame by means of a match. As a combustible material can serve: fat, stearin, wax, paraffin also spermatst; now it is most often paraffin mix with various additives. The match is impregnated with solutions of saltpeter, chloride ammonium, boric acid.