6.5″ Thin Red Beeswax Taper Candles

Name: 6.5″ Thin Red Beeswax Taper Candles
Brand: Closterra
SKU: CL-N100-TP-6.5-0.22-RED-25
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5.0 (1 reviews)

What Are These Thin Red Beeswax Taper Candles Perfect For

The food on the table smells like the food. Nothing is added to this candle, so the room stays exactly as it is, only warmer. At around 50 minutes per candle, these slim red tapers are sized for a Valentine's dinner, an anniversary, a date night at home, a Christmas table, or a slow evening for two over a shared bottle of wine. That window also fits a quiet pause after work or a short meditation before the day begins.

Red this deep pulls a table inward. Set against wood, brass, or deep-colored walls, these slender tapers give off a warm glow that makes an ordinary dinner feel considered. Made from renewable beeswax with no added fragrance, they are an eco-friendly and pet-safe choice for couples, households with animals, and anyone who gives candles as a gift.

Valentine's dinners and anniversary tables
Christmas and winter holiday gatherings
A slow evening for two with wine
A quiet pause or reset after work
Festive tablescapes with candles down the middle
Eco-friendly, pet-safe gifting for couples

Red thin beeswax taper candles by Closterra

6.5-Inch Red Beeswax Taper Candle Details

The red comes from a certified German candle dye made specifically for candle production, worked into the wax during the dipping process rather than applied to the outside. Because the color is built in from the start, it runs all the way through. Trim the candle down to its last hour and the wax is still the same deep red, not a pale core with a colored shell. It is a rich, saturated shade, closer to a dark garnet than a bright primary red, and in a lit room it draws the eye inward and makes the whole table feel closer.

MaterialWax: 100% pure beeswax with a certified German candle dye in red, made specifically for candle production. Wick: cotton. No paraffin, soy wax or filler waxes.

Length6.5″ (16.5 cm)

Diameter7/32″ (5.7 mm), approximately 0.22″; slim taper

Burn timeApproximately 50 minutes per candle

Set sizes25, 50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350, 400, 450 or 500 candles

FragranceFragrance-free. Nothing is added to the wax: no perfume, no fragrance oils, no essential oils. A subtle natural honey aroma comes from the beeswax itself.

Holder fitBest for narrow holders sized for approximately 0.22″ tapers; use an adapter for wider openings.

Burn qualitySmokeless and dripless with a trimmed wick, an upright holder and draft-free placement, holding a steady flame throughout.

ColorRed. Hand-dipped in beeswax colored with a certified German candle dye made specifically for candle production; the color runs throughout the candle.

100% pure, renewable beeswax and a cotton wick. Non-toxic and paraffin-free.

Unscented, with candle-grade German red dye. Only the natural honey aroma of beeswax.

A clean natural burn. Smokeless and dripless with a trimmed wick.

Pet-safe and fragrance-free. No perfume or essential oils added.

Other Sizes of Red Beeswax Taper Candles

If the burn time here feels too brief for your table, or if you need a taller candle to clear the rim of your holder, the other red beeswax taper candles in this line are worth a look. Each one gives you the same clean-burning beeswax and the same deep red, just at a different height and a different burn length. Compare them below.

See all Red Beeswax Taper Candles

Compare Red Beeswax Taper Candles Sizes
Candles	Diameter	Burn Time	From
6.3″ Thin Red Beeswax Taper Candles	0.2″	30 min	$14.99
6.5″ Thin Red Beeswax Taper Candles You're here	0.22″	50 min	$15.99
7.3″ Thin Red Beeswax Taper Candles	0.24″	1 hour	$16.99
8″ Thin Red Beeswax Taper Candles	0.26″	1 hour 20 min	$16.99

How Our Family Makes Skinny Beeswax Taper Candles

Spanish beeswax becomes a Closterra slim taper at our family’s own candle facility in Lithuania, where each candle is shaped through repeated dipping by hand. The finished candles are carefully checked and packed by hand in the United States. Our family keeps the process close, with honest materials and careful attention at every step.

Read Our Process

100% Spanish Beeswax

Hand-Dipped in Lithuania

Checked & Packed in USA

Family-Owned Facility

Trim the Wick
Trim the wick to about ¼ inch before lighting. A longer wick can produce a taller flame, smoke, and uneven burning.
Check the Holder
Use a sturdy, heat-resistant holder that fits the listed diameter and keeps the thin taper completely upright.
Avoid Drafts
Burn in a ventilated room, away from windows, fans, and vents. Moving air causes flickering, smoke, and dripping.
Keep Flames Apart
Place burning skinny tapers at least 3 inches apart. Keep them within sight and away from children, pets, and anything flammable.
Stop Before the Holder
Extinguish the candle before the flame reaches the holder. Use a snuffer and let the wax and holder cool before touching.
Store Flat and Cool
Keep unused tapers flat, away from heat and direct sun, so the slim wax does not bend.

What Our Customers Say

5.0

(1 customer review)

m***r July 12, 2026

Candle quality is just perfect

6.5″ Red Beeswax Taper Candles: Questions and Answers

Can I light one of these a second time, or is a partly burned candle finished?

Light it again as often as you like. At roughly 50 minutes a candle, most people burn one down across two or three sittings rather than in one go. Let the wax cool and harden fully, trim the wick back to about a quarter inch, and stand the candle upright before relighting.

I want to order now for the winter holidays. How should they be kept until then?

Store them flat or standing upright in their box, somewhere cool, dark and dry. Beeswax softens in heat and the color holds better out of direct sunlight, so a cupboard is a better place than a windowsill or a shelf above a radiator. Kept that way they wait for months without any change in how they burn.

6.5″ Thin Red Beeswax Taper Candles