Nine Steps to Help you Choose the Right Pillar Candles

Pillar candles are all about options. The very first choice to make is scent, and although most people look for scent in a candle, there are also many varieties of unscented pillar candles available. In fact, that's part of the charm of pillar candles - the huge freedom you have to choose what is just right for you. As an aside, remember that although pillar candles and votives can sometimes look alike at first glance, there are differences between them. Pillar candles are genuine freestanding candles, which really should be burned in a plate-type holder, whereas votives are container candles without the container, and must be used in a suitable holder as they liquefy completely when burning. Pillar candles are available in so many shapes and sizes - tall, short, fat, thin, tapered, square, round, triangles, pyramids - the list is almost endless. You can choose between paraffin wax, beeswax or soy. The pricing options are equally varied - wholesale pillar candles, discount pillar candles, even those simply described as cheap pillar candles. The way through this maze of options is to ask yourself some questions. Choose unscented pillar candles if food is involved