Wehre can we buy in Chiangmai good quality candles with the wax not leaking everywhere ... and lasting a bit more than 30 minutes ! If any of you would know that wouls be well appreciated

A friend of mine came over to purchase handicrafts and bought some from TT&T candles.

They have a pretty good range.

They should appear if you google it.

Thank you cmsally for the info ... these candles are all very nice .... i am looking mainly for traditional candles (white/yelloso much w/green,etc..) for traditional candlessticks (long narrow candles) ...

sorry for mispelling the aboce reply !

Thank you so much cmsally for the info ... these candles are all very nice .... i am looking mainly for traditional candles (white/yellow/green,etc..) for traditional candlesticks (long narrow candles) ...

They are called dripless tapers and are made with a harder wax on the outside layer to reduce dripping.

"Dripless" is not possible with any candle and no candle does well in a breeze. If you want them for use outside, perhaps buy a lantern.

If you find any quality ones though, please post it here.

Thanks

All the temple supply shops will have a huge range of yellow candles (maybe some white too).

Many temple supply shops at back of Warorot market.

temple candles are of poor quality ...

My ex went to a Catholic girls' school.

Lights out by 10:00, candles out by 10:30.

temple candles are of poor quality ...

Perhaps not so much poor quality, but instead, pure bee's wax.

Bee's wax is very soft, and you can purchase kilo 'cakes' of it in most 'religious shops as many people want to be sure to have 'pure' wax for their candle offerings.

In order to make a harder wax candle that will burn longer without dripping, manufactures add steric acid to the melted paraffin (US English paraffin ) wax. Back when my hair was long (or when the hair on my head was longer than the hair in my ears... and we lived in a commune) we made a lot of candles to sell at swap meets and flea markets. We often added steric acid to our melted wax just to keep tall thin candles from drooping in the hot California sun.

Buddhist temple candles are almost always made from pure bee's wax. Great for praying; lousy for being a Commie weirdo pinko hippy-freak or setting an elegant formal dinning room table.

sorry for mispelling the aboce reply !

Thank you so much cmsally for the info ... these candles are all very nice .... i am looking mainly for traditional candles (white/yellow/green,etc..) for traditional candlesticks (long narrow candles) ...

What Diameter / Height are you looking for?

Cheers

Thanks to all for yr replies and interesting input...

Looking for candles about 1 inch diameter and 5 to 9 inches height ...

tks & rgds

Not sure they have what you're looking for but worth a try: [email protected]

Don't worry if they don't reply right away. The boss is abroad. He'll be back on the 6th of May.

Hope it's not against forum rules to give a company's e-mail address.

Maybe Central dept store has the dining room style candles that you would find for sale in Europe etc.

90% sure I've seen them in Central BKK but not sure about Chiang Mai.

Maybe worth a try.