100 All Natural Décor 100% Pure Beeswax Taper Candles – Bulk, Tall (12 in), Unscented, Dripless, Smokeless, Slow Burning, Non Toxic, Honey Scent - for Home, Dinner, Cake, Church, Hanukkah, Christmas

I have bought and used beeswax candles for many years now on a regular basis, and I know very well how beeswax candles should smell in storage and when burned. Some are mild, some are stronger, but all smell like . . . well, beeswax. These candles, in contrast to the usual pleasant aroma of beeswax candles, stank of some type of petroleum fuel or chemicals. Either they were stored near such fuel or chemicals in shipment and absorbed the odors, or it spilled on them at some point, or they are not 100% beeswax but have paraffin or other petroleum distillates in them. I kept them for over two years, out of curiosity, to see if the odor would eventually disappear. It never did. They still smelled, that is reeked, enough that I did not burn them. From reading other reviews, I see that some other buyers have gotten shipments of these candles that had the same odor problem. That is why I finally decided to write this review, since my experience was not isolated. Evidently, most people are very happy with these candles. I hope that the sellers can find out what is going on with the shipments that are problematic and can correct the problem.

These slim candles are really nice. They burn beautifully with no smoke and have the lovely scent of natural beeswax. I bought the 6 inch size and they burn for exactly one hour. Since they are only 1/4 inch in diameter they don't fit into a standard sized candle holder, but, since they fit perfectly into a 1/4 inch hex nut, I made a great little weighted candle holder by super gluing together a few different sized hex nuts. I suggest using a 1/2 inch hex nut on the bottom, 3/8 inch in the middle and the 1/4 inch hex nut on the top for a solid weighted holder that won't tip over. Or if you have a candle holder you want to use that's too large, you can just super glue a 1/4 inch hex nut into to the bottom of it so the skinny candle fits and does not tip over.

work great for my duaghter's ears

Amazon packed the box of candles in a plastic envelope mailer, giving me a completely smashed box that cannot contain the candles which thankfully survived unbroken despite the demolishment of the packaging. The box is very thin paperboard with a large cut-out in front to show the candles and definitely could not withstand mailing in an plastic bag, which was guaranteed to smash it.They are thin single use candles as advertised, about the length of palm to finger tip (mentioned for the benefit of those who visualize size). It is an observation, not a complaint, that they bend a good deal and are not at all brittle. Strong pleasant beeswax smell. Slightly dried out tips. The candles themselves would have worked just fine for our application.The value was in the shipping speed and cost as it was a good deal to arrive by our event date but Amazon also bungled that, telling me on the delivery day that it had not shipped, finally shipping at 6 days out and arriving at 8 days out. So now we need to store them for later use but have no box to store them in, so that's pretty frustrating.

Beeswax is still the gold standard for candles, and these live up to that ideal. Odorless and smokeless, each will burn for about an hour, with a bright, pure flame. I initially purchased mine to construct emergency candles - by inserting one of these down the center of a one pint Mason-style jar filled with vegetable shortening, a full week of bright and smokeless light can be achieved. However, by themselves these candles provide a beautiful ambience, so after I built a dozen long-life emergency candles we still had over three dozen to use at the table, on the mantle, and elsewhere.I have seen one or two reviews which mention a bad odor from these candles. Beeswax would not cause this as, at most, it creates a very mild honey aroma, so I would suspect that in shipping or storage the "stinky" candles were kept too close to something which contaminated them. It's unlikely this would be harmful, but would certainly be a justification for returning the bad candles for exchange. However, I must stress that those we purchased had no "off" odor whatsoever.

Smell amazing (Like beeswax, if you’re into that kinda thing) easy to warm up between your hands and stick on surfaces if you’re out of a votive or holder of this size. Perfect for candle work.

Maybe I didn’t understand what to expect but these candles are tiny and bend easily but worst, they burn so quickly as to be useless. I have used and even made beeswax candles so I know they are supposed to last longer, not burn quicker than paraffin and such. I bought them for emergency candles but when I saw how narrow they were and read each one would burn for an hour I thought I should give them a chance, I did! My pictures show how quickly one burned, in less than 15 minutes. I would like to return them but have to see if I can since I burned one. I can’t figure what use they would be in any occasion or setting. (I was going to make holders but can’t see the point at this rate. )

These are not 8 inches, they are 6 inches. They are not tapers. They are thinner than your pinky, (beyond what is described as "skinny") and arrived in an incredibly beat up box all stuck together. They do appear to be beeswax, but also appear to have been returned and resold several times. Disappointing purchase.

Received the above mentioned product, but very disappointed with it. Firstly, its very filmsy, was stuck with the other candles, as it burnt it dripped almost completely. so will not buy again

I absolutely look I’ve these candles!!!! They smell amazing!!!!

Very good product! Thanks!

Soirée intime

Natural and smell as real beeswax. Recommend!