Importance Of Paraffin Candle

A wax with an ignitable wick embedded that provides light, and in some cases, a fragrance is considered as a candle. It can also be used to provide heat, or as a method of keeping time. Candles have come a long way since their initial use. Although no longer man’s major source of light, they continue to grow in popularity and use. Nowadays, candles symbolize celebration, mark romance, soothe the senses, define ceremony, and accent home decors — casting a warm and lovely glow for all to enjoy. The main ingredient for candle is the paraffin wax made from petroleum, oil shale and coal. There is other parameter in making the wax of the candle such as shortening for the alternative of paraffin wax. There are also unfamiliar fruits which can be helpful and eligible for fruit candle wax making. One of these is the Passion fruit. Passion fruit is a member of the family Passifloraceae (Leahy, et al, 1995). A shallow-rooted, woody, perennial, climbing

Taysan, Batangas is also is also abundant and has a good source of passion fruit. According to the Municipality Agriculture Office and Training Center in Taysan, Batangas, it is estimated that five hectares are scattered all over the situated area and 1035 vines of passion fruit are planted per hectare producing 15 kilos per vine of passion fruit. They also process passion fruit to yield variety of healthy products such as marmalade, concentrated juice, ice cream, vinegar and wine.

Passion fruit oil is extracted from the seeds and composed mainly of linoleic acid (77%) with smaller amounts of oleic acid (15%) and palmitic acid (10%). It has varied applications in cosmetics manufacturing and for uses as a human or animal food