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A candle with a colored flame is described, which is free of the yellow color, usually found in the conventional paraffin candle. The candle comprises (1) a shell made of a saturated thermoplastic material and 10-30% of a fire retardant: (2) a fuel consisting of 70-100% of a polyoxymethylene, 0-30%

A candle with a colored flame is described, which is free of the yellow color, usually found in the conventional paraffin candle. The candle comprises (1) a shell made of a saturated thermoplastic material and 10-30% of a fire retardant: (2) a fuel consisting of 70-100% of a polyoxymethylene, 0-30% of a binder, and 0-20% of a solvent. The candle also comprises 1-10% of a flame-coloring agent, such as a salt or an oxide of Li, B, Na, Ca, Cu, K, Sr, In, or Ba. The candle does not require a wick.

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A candle capable of producing a colored flame which consists of 1) a protective shell consisting of 70-90% of a non-charring thermoplastic polyolefin; 2) a fire retardant added to said shell in the amount of 10-30% of the weight of said shell; 3) a fuel contained within the protective shell comprisi

A candle capable of producing a colored flame which consists of 1) a protective shell consisting of 70-90% of a non-charring thermoplastic polyolefin; 2) a fire retardant added to said shell in the amount of 10-30% of the weight of said shell; 3) a fuel contained within the protective shell comprising 70-100% by weight of at least one polyoxymethylene, a binder and a solvent, said binder and said solvent being in the amount of 0-30% and 0-20% based respectively on the weight of said fuel; 4) a non-toxic non-explosive flame coloring agent which is a member selected from the group consisting of inorganic salts, inorganic oxides, carboxylic acid salts and organic complexes of a metal whic is Li, B, Na, Ca, Cu, K, Sr, In, or Ba, said organic complexes containing only carbon-oxygen unsaturation, said coloring agent being in the amount of 1-70% by weight of said protective shell or said fuel.