Candle is a daily lighting tool. According to the different combustion supporting agents, candles can be divided into paraffin type candles and non paraffin type candles. The paraffin type candles mainly use paraffin as the combustion supporting agent, while the non paraffin type candles use polyethylene glycol, Trimethyl Citrate and soybean wax as the combustion supporting agent. In addition, from the perspective of application requirements, candles usually have important uses in specific scenes such as birthday parties, religious festivals, collective mourning, red and white wedding events.

In the early stage of development, candles were mainly used for lighting, but now China and even the world have basically realized a large-scale coverage of electric lighting systems, and the demand for candles for lighting has been rapidly reduced. At present, the holding of religious festivals consumes a large amount of candles, but the number of religious gods in China is relatively small, and the demand for candles is still low, while the demand for candles abroad is relatively large. Therefore, a large number of domestic candle products are exported overseas.

According to the analysis report on the competition pattern and main competitors of China’s candle industry from 2020 to 2024, China is a major candle exporter. Specifically, according to the relevant data released by the General Administration of Customs of China, in the export market, the export volume of various candles and similar products in China reached 317500 tons in 2019, an increase of nearly 4.2% over the previous year; The export value reached 696 million US dollars, an increase of nearly 2.2% over the previous year. In the import market, the import volume of various candles and similar products in China reached 1400 tons in 2019, a decrease of 4000 tons compared with the previous year; The import volume reached US $13 million, which was the same as that of the previous year. It can be seen that China’s candle export plays a pivotal role in the global market.

At present, simple lighting candles can not meet the needs of Chinese residents in all aspects. This requires domestic candle manufacturers to continuously innovate production technology, develop high-end candle products that are healthy, safe and environmentally friendly, and further expand the competitiveness of the industry in the market. Among them, aromatherapy candles, as a subdivision of candle products, have gradually shown a good development momentum in recent years.

Unlike candles in the traditional sense, scented candles contain rich natural plant essential oils. When burned, they can emit pleasant fragrance. They have many effects such as beauty and health care, soothing nerves, purifying air and eliminating odor. It is a more traditional way to add fragrance to the room. In recent years, due to the continuous improvement of the living and consumption level of Chinese residents and their ardent yearning for a comfortable life, fragrant candles have gradually become a new driving force for the development of the candle Market in China.

Industry analysts said that in recent years, with the improvement of China’s power infrastructure construction, the consumption demand of traditional lighting candles in China has rapidly decreased, while the overseas consumption demand for candles is relatively large. Therefore, the development of China’s candle export market continues to be good. Among them, aromatherapy candle has gradually become a new consumption hotspot in China’s candle Market with its good efficacy.