

This makes it quite easy to accidentally burn your partner.įigure 4 shows a type of candle which is found in many family homes. Using candles which are decorated, or which are not the same colour all the way through are poor choices for wax play because the temperature of the wax they produces varies, often quite significantly. These candle will burn at the same temperature from top to bottom. The candle shown in figure 3 is a good example. The safest sort of candle to use for wax play is one which is the same colour all the way through and which is completely undecorated. Individual drops of wax will not seem as hot. Wax will feel hotter for your partner when it is pooled on or is running down their skin. Always test each individual candle on yourself before use on your partner. Candles labelled as one thing will usually have with various amounts of other chemicals, dyes, and perfumes, which each contribute to change the wax temperature. Never assume that a similar looking candle, or even one out of the same box or from the same manufacturer is going to produce the same temperature wax. Dripping some on your bare wrist first is a good idea. You should test the temperature of the wax on yourself before you start on your partner. The higher the candle, the further the wax has to fall through the air and the cooler it will be when it hits. When dripping wax on your partner, you can vary the temperature they experience by changing the height of the candle above them.
#Wax play ideas skin#
Before undertaking a major wax play exercise with your partner, drop a small amount of molten wax on an area of skin and check for a reaction such as irritation, itchiness, or unexpected redness. Some people are allergic to some types of candle wax or to one or more of the of the additives in some candles.

This can be dangerous because as you try to drip molten wax from the candle, the paint might also burn and drip, usually at a much higher temperature, with the molten wax. If there's paint on the candle, this can-in some cases-catch fire separately to the candle itself. The additives which are used to make a soft candle more firm and less prone to sagging will increase the burn temperature. Additives-whether they are perfumes or dyes-increase or decrease this temperature. The temperature at which any particular candle burns and, hence, the temperature of its molten wax depends on the material from which it's made.

Finally, paint is added to the outside of some candles to form designs. As well, candles commonly have additives which are used to give them different colours, different scents, or to make them more firm. To do wax play on someone who is mummified cut holes in the wrap to allow the wax to be dropped directly onto their bare skin.Ĭandles are made from paraffin, stearin, beeswax, soy, gel, or tallow. Wax play can be combined with bondage or mummification. Feeling your partner scrape the wax off your skin with a knife or blade can be quite pleasurable depending on how they wield the knife.As the individual drops set, or as a pool of wax cools and solidifies on your skin, it can feel like tickling or as if something is crawling there.The sudden feeling of heat or burning can be both a sudden release from the tension, and can be a shock and quite intense.How hot will it be? Will it be just a single drop or will your partner pour a stream of wax on you? Where will they let it fall? When you're blindfolded or when the wax is being dripped on your back, there can be a lot of tension or apprehension as you wait for the next drop of hot wax.There are a number of interesting sensations and feelings involved in wax play:
