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How about a teal color?

I do agree with you. Merchandising this item as a "candle" is almost like a gimmick. Just like you said, it's just another way of heating the beneficial oils. I intend to make mine with a wick, and a wickless, that can be used on a warmer. The candle that I formulated is almost like a hard salve. When you touch it, it starts to melt at body tempature. It can be used as is... without lighting or warming on a warmer... or it can be warmed by the flame of the wick. I give the options on using it, and let the consumer decide which option to choose. Yes, the tempature is controlled, because of the small amount of soy wax in the candle. I find, after all my experimenting, that adding a small amount of soy is the only way to have a warm melting pool. The tempature reminds me of a warm bath. Just for the heck of it, try burning a natural, 100% soy based candle. After blowing out the flame, touch the liquid pool of wax. It will not be hot. It will be warm. You can burn a soy based home candle for a whole hour, then extinguish the flame, and the pool of wax will not be hot. It's the small amount of soy in a massage candle that controls the temp, it doesn't get HOT like paraffin. But I do agree with you, it's just another way of marketing a cosmetic item. It's something different.

To each his own.

Hi... I am a new member here:grin2: , and this post caught my attention. Massage candles are body safe if you know what to put in them, and formulate the right recipe. A massage candle should NOT have any kind of dye added to it. Soy wax should not be your main ingredient, because then... it would be just a "candle". If any fragrance oil is used, it should be a small amount, and should be considered body safe. I have been working on making a massage candle for months now, and I finally formulated the right recipe. I do not add any dyes to my candle and I only add safe amounts of body safe fragrance oils. I use a very small amount of soy wax to my massage candles, cause I find too much beeswax makes the liquid pool of massage oil burn too hot. The soy makes it burn much, much, cooler. The tempature of the liquid should only be a few degrees higher than your body tempature. I also find that too much beeswax makes the product feel "heavy" on your skin. A fine quality oil, like almond oil, grapeseed, hempseed, or jojoba, and hard butters should be added to your recipe. I always add instructions with my candle, emphasizing on only burning the candle for 10-15 minutes. Then you need to EXTINGUISH THE FLAME. After a few seconds, you either dip your fingers or pour a SMALL AMOUNT in the palm of your hand. You don't need much, cause a little goes a long way. Some people ask why doesn't the massage candle smell... because it's not meant to smell as it's burning... it is not formulated like a home candle. It's a candle for your skin. As you are rubbing the massage oil into your skin, that is when you can smell the fragrance. Essential oils are the best to use in massage candles. As of right now, I am testing my candles. I'm getting positive feedback on fragrance, and the feel of the WARM oil on your skin. Massage candles should not burn hot... if it's hot on your skin... it's NOT a massage candle. I find it works best on ragged cuticles (mine are horrible!), and it's good for a couples massage... (like if your hubby had a hard day at work and needs a good neck rub, one of these massage candles scented in essential oil of lavender would work wonders). When I read about that poor person who got blisters from a massage therapist pouring hot wax on her..... OUCH... that must have hurt!! Poor thing!!! That was not a massage candle!!