Scented candles make even the foulest smelling areas smell fresh and clean. They mask food, smoke, and pet odors better than room freshening sprays. However, flamed candles come with some drawbacks, especially from a visual perspective. Wickless candles are much more pleasing to the eye, whether they are in use or not. When one compares the aesthetic qualities, the winner is clear.Burning a traditional candle involves lighting a wick that creates a flame and burns wax. Unless the candle is in a jar, the wax may overflow from the candleholder, dripping onto the surrounding surface. Anyone who has experienced this knows how difficult candle wax is to remove from a table surface or tablecloth. If the wax spills onto the floor, it can be impossible to get out of carpet and even some hard flooring surfaces.With a wickless wax bar, there is no flame and the wax is warmed, not burned. Since only one or two wax cubes are melted at a time, the wax will not overflow from the warming tray. This means no spilled wax and therefore, no time-consuming and frustrating cleanup. The warmer can be in use for hours and there will still be no worry of overflow.Flamed candles emit soot, which ends up on the edge of the jar container, the cover hood, or the ceiling. This creates another mess to clean and if the soot is on the ceiling, it may not come off, requiring the ceiling to be repainted, an expensive job. Looking at the soot on the candle jar reminds people that those emissions are actually in the air, which means they are in the lungs. As unattractive as soot can be in a room, it is even less appealing when it is in the body.Candle wicks seem to need a lot of attention. The slightest breeze can blow them out and some are defective, making it difficult to light them in the first place. Having a traditional candle without a flame is not very visually appealing. A jar candle is usually not attractive and even candles in candleholders are not pleasing to the eye unless they are lit. A wickless version in a decorative warmer looks much nicer and there is no need to hover over it to make sure it is working.Some traditional candles have flames so high that they seem to be on fire. When this occurs, the wick must be trimmed, another maintenance task that is annoying and messy. Soot gets on the hands and scissors and can be difficult to wash. In the process of cutting the wick, soot also usually gets on the candleholder or the surrounding area.By using 1 , people eliminate the mess, cleanup, and maintenance of a traditional flamed candle. At the same time, they receive the benefit of fragrance. Warming containers are more attractive than candle jars and most candleholders. For people who appreciate the candle experience but want something that looks much nicer, the wickless version is a great choice.