Danica Hand Dipped Candles

Written by Marti Mayne

Friday, 02 March 2007

Danica Hand Dipped Candles Just over the Rockland line in West Rockport, find Danica Candles in its distinctive Scandinavian-style building.  The scent of wax wafts through the air as candles are dipped repeatedly in an unpretentious factory behind the store.  Erick Laustsen interned in his family’s candle factory north of Copenhagen and, like his ancestors, he vows to remain true to the Danish tradition of dipping tapered candles.  Each year co-owners Cindy and Erik Laustsen and their staff dip more than a million candles, a staggering figure since it takes almost 2 days to produce a full-sized candle.  The process begins with the creation of signature dyes, weighed to the hundredth of a gram, to produce custom colors.  The dyes are then mixed with a paraffin-based beeswax and micro-crystalline waxes.  Danica candles are dipped in vats of hot wax 50 to 60 times from first dip to completion then packaged, labeled and shipped.  Tapers, pillars, votives and jar candles are offered in more than 40 colors and in scents ranging from peppermint twist to hot apple pie.   Near the intersection of 17 on Route 90, West Rockport, 207.236.3060 www.danicacandles.com

Marti Mayne About the author: Marti Mayne has taken 20 years of marketing experience and dedicated it to providing marketing and public relations services for the tourism, and bed and breakfast industry with her company Maynely Marketing. Specializing in public relations and marketing for vacation destinations, country inns, and bed and breakfasts, Maynely Marketing works with convention and visitors bureaus, state lodging and bed and breakfast associations, country inns/bed and breakfast consortiums and individual country inns/bed and breakfasts to offer consultation in development of press kits, press releases, press FAM tours, and placement of articles in local, state and national publications.  Read More >> Articles by this Author: Rockland Rocks A Compendium of Captains Historic Inns of Rockland Rockland 4 Kids Atlantic Baking Company View all articles by this author

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