# Egg Candles Cool Candles That Won't Crack or Scramble By Michael Hines | Published 2010-01-31 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/egg-candles References: [oddee](http://www.oddee.com/item_96954.aspx) & [discountcandleshop](http://www.discountcandleshop.com/product_info.php/products_id/2587) Egg candles are a clever idea. Candles are known for their unique ability to class up a room and set an atmosphere, but rarely do candles ever illicit a “Ohh I wasn’t expecting that” type of reaction. Until now. When these egg candles melt they reveal a nice yellow yolk, just like a real egg! This isn’t really something to use exclamation points over, but I think it’s clever. Check out the links below to pick up a few. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 19% | Activity: 77% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Home](https://www.trendhunter.com/home) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Food-inspired Candles:** opportunity to create unique and fun candle designs using inspiration from different types of food. - **Surprise-revealing Products:** opportunity to create products that have unexpected surprises or features that are revealed with use or interaction. - **Novelty Home Decor:** opportunity to design and market unique and playful products that add a touch of whimsy to home decor. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Home Decor:** The home decor industry can capitalize on the growing demand for unique and playful decor items such as egg candles. - **Candle Making:** The candle making industry can explore new designs and product features that surprise and delight customers. - **Giftware:** The giftware industry can offer unique and fun products such as egg candles that make for great gifts or conversation starters. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Uniquely Shaped Pastel Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goober-candle.md) - [Cultured Tallow Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tallow-candle.md) - [Food-Inspired Novelty Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-of-savage.md) - [Beeswax Sculptural Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/greentree.md) - [Edible Birthday Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/let-them-eat-candles.md) - [Realistic Food Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pantlers-rations.md) - [Chocolate Yolk Easter Buns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dippy-egg-filled-hot-cross-buns.md) - [User-Friendly Egg Cookers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eggbath.md) - [Edible Butter Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/edible-candle.md)