# Homemade Hog Candles Aunt Sadie's Sizzling Bacon Candle Comes from Her Kitchen and Heart By Armida Ascano | Published 2010-12-02 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sizzling-bacon-candle References: [incrediblethings](http://www.incrediblethings.com/home/sizzling-bacon-candles/) & [thinkgeek](http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/e585/?cpg=cj&ref=&CJURL=#tabs) Though this may not be the first swine-scented candle, Aunt Sadie's Sizzling Bacon Candle is definitely a one-of-a-kind creation. Most [bacon-scented candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grillos-pickles-candle) (though irresistible) lack genuine hog origins, whereas the Sizzling Bacon Candle is actually all bacon. Other swine-scented candles are made with beeswax, synthetic wax and/or artificial bacon aromatics. The Sizzling Bacon Candle is made from actual [rendered bacon fat](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tallow-candle) in a process that may be top secret, but could easily be achieved at home. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.8/10 - Popularity: 6% | Activity: 11% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Meat-scented Candles:** Creating candles with unique meat scents could be a disruptive innovation in the home fragrance industry. - **DIY Candle-making Kits:** Offering DIY candle-making kits with unique ingredients like rendered bacon fat could create a new market in the crafting industry. - **Sustainable Meat Industry:** Incorporating the use of rendered animal fat in candle-making could be a potential innovation in the sustainable meat industry for reducing waste and creating a new revenue stream. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Home Fragrance:** Creating unique and authentic meat-scented candles could disrupt the home fragrance industry and attract a new customer base. - **Crafting:** Providing DIY candle-making kits with unique ingredients could create a new market for individuals interested in crafting. - **Meat Production:** Incorporating the use of rendered bacon fat in candle-making creates a new opportunity in the sustainable meat industry for reducing waste and creating a new revenue stream. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Fried Chicken-Scented Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bucket-of-chicken-candle.md) - [Food-Inspired Novelty Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/house-of-savage.md) - [Bacon-Scented Wrapping Papers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/black-label-bacon-wrapping-paper.md) - [Animal Patterned Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cow-print-candle.md) - [Lifelike Egg Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/egg-candles-1.md) - [Synthetic Ambergris Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/le-labo-ambroxyde-17.md) - [Pork-Scented Dryer Sheets](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smoked-dryer-sheets.md) - [Cultured Tallow Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tallow-candle.md) - [Smokey Scented Candles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/burning-woods.md)