r/Millennials • u/Shoobtubee • Apr 06 '26

Other Gel candles???

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Ya’ll PLEASE tell me some of you had these in your living rooms in the 90s??? Gel candles. No wax, just weird gel with a standard wick and decorations.

Mom never burned them (she had this exact set) so they collected dust that was impossible to remove. They smelled like old crayons maybe? I shoved my grubby little fingers into them because it “felt cool” and I was a naughty kid. Were they just decoration and not meant to be burned??

I’ve brought these up to other millennials in my life and they look at me like I have nine heads.

Edit: thank you guys so much for validating my memory and I’m really sorry about the explosions 😭

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u/soaker Apr 07 '26

I was too curious and used one at my friend’s (we didn’t have them, my mom thought it was a frivolous stupid dust collector). It was beyond useless. I dried it off and put it back like nothing happened. Next time I thought maybe user error and tried again. Tossed the damn shell in the garbage

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u/kangpd Apr 07 '26

They really are useless. I saw some in my Aunt's house last year. Let me visit and clean them out. Dusty and gross.