Description

Diwali Candle making workshop was held on 10th November 2023 in the Nutrition lab of BCWCC.There were a total of 16 participants and 5 volunteers for the event. • A fun and interactive hands - on session wherein the Rotaractors were taught to make water based candles. • Materials used for the workshop were safe and easy to work with. All the materials used are easily sourced and affordable keeping in mind that there is scope for innovation wherein the participants can continue to use the methodology taught for their further individual use to make the candles. All the old glass jars were reused for this event making it environmental friendly . • Water candles are made from water and oil. They are extremely inexpensive to make because they are mostly water and don't use very much oil. A small amount of oil on top of the water can burn for 3 hours, making these much cheaper than wax candles. Simply top off the oil and keep on burning. • A significant reason why we opted for a water candle is that it is an alternative to wax candles, because of the carcinogens that are created when paraffin wax (a petroleum waste product) is burned, it creates highly toxic benzene and toluene that may not be directly hazardous but may affect our health in the long run.