Patent ID: 8485814

Claim:
A method of producing a candle having a decorative outer surface pattern comprising: (a) providing a mold container having a bottom and sidewall for defining a mold cavity having a desired candle shape; (b) dispensing into said cavity a wetting agent material wherein said wetting agent is a candle mold release spray containing silicone to form a coating thereof on the surface of said cavity; (c) dispensing into said cavity an amount of at least one coloring agent in finely divided form in a manner such that at least a portion of said at least one coloring agent is retained in said mold by said wetting agent; (d) molding a candle by dispensing an amount of a flowable combustible candle composition into said cavity to form a molded candle and allowing it to cool; and (e) wherein an amount of said coloring agent retained by said wetting agent is transferred to the outer surface of said molded candle from said mold during said molding thereby providing said molded candle with a decorative outer surface pattern.