These tapers are beautiful, and will enhance the holiday ambiance and aromas in your home! We do not add any synthetic scent to any of our products- the scent of these candles is from the natural bayberry and beeswax and is subtle and calming. Bayberry candles are a blend of bayberry wax and pure beeswax, resulting in a longer burn time, enhanced beeswax scent, and durability since bayberry wax alone is very brittle. Bayberry wax is an aromatic, green, vegetable wax that is extracted from the Bayberry plant. Bayberry tapers will burn at a rate of approximately 1"-1.5" per hour. Our wicks are made with the finest square braided pure cotton.