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This document is a great place to start if you are new to candle making and need an overview of the rules and regulations.  It is published jointly by Trading Standards and the British Candlemakers Federation.

This video posted by  Karner Blue Candle & Supply (USA) on Youtube is full of helpful advice and information.  It's nearly 3 hours long, but is one of the best resources we have come across that explains how to conduct a candle test burn.

Overview of how CLP applies in the UK after Brexit 

From 1 January 2021, the classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) is regulated by the ‘Retained CLP Regulation (EU) No. 1272/2008 as amended for Great Britain’, known as GB CLP.   This article explains what your obligations are.

 This document provides guidance on basic features and procedures laid down in the Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP). 

 This document provides guidance on how to label and package substances and mixtures in accordance with the CLP Regulation. 

 This Guidance is a comprehensive technical and scientific document on the application of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (CLP). The objective of this document is to provide detailed guidance on the application of the CLP criteria for physical, health and environmental hazards. 

 This document provides guidance on the provisions of Article 45 and Annex VIII to CLP. These concern the obligation to submit certain information on hazardous mixtures placed on the market, for emergency response reasons. 

 This document provides guidance for Member State Competent Authorities and for manufacturers (M), importers (I) and downstream users (DU) on how to compile and submit a proposal for harmonised classification and labelling of a substance. It also explains which procedure a corresponding dossier will undergo once it has been submitted. 

 This document describes how to name and identify a substance under REACH and CLP. 

 This guidance provides information on issues to consider when compiling a Safety Data Sheet (an SDS), details of the requirements for information to be included within each Section of an SDS - in particular detailing the changes arising from the different revisions of Annex II of REACH and transition periods for implementation of these changes. It also gives general information on for which substances and mixtures SDSs needs to be provided and by whom. .