Originally Posted by Fraser
A bit of a daft one. Bought my mother a Yankee Candle and am meeting them in NYC on Friday. Rather short-sighted of me not to think of the security implications
This page says no to 'gel type candles' whatever they are!
This one is more like this:
http://www.jrcrafts.co.uk/usrimage/l_1003372.jpg
My suspicion is no for carry-on. Hopefully yes for checked, then I can give it to her at Xmas next month packing it in a carry on.
Ah, I'm a candle-holic; got 'em everywhere. You have no worries with that candle since it's a regular wax candle. My suggestion would be to pull it out of your carry on and put it where the xray person can see it without having to go through your bag. The reason would be that it would clearly show up as a candle but what kind? That'll save you a bag check. FTR, here's a few examples of gel candles:
http://www.silkytyme.com/wendys.html