One thing we use with candles at my zen center in addition to a holder/base is a follower, basically a “cap” for the candle with a hole in it for the wick and some of the top of the candle. The follower has to be sized to match the size of the candle, but it’s quite nice to have one since it prevents wax from dripping since it’s contained in a little pool by the follower that gets burned off before lower wax can melt.
One thing we use with candles at my zen center in addition to a holder/base is a follower, basically a “cap” for the candle with a hole in it for the wick and some of the top of the candle. The follower has to be sized to match the size of the candle, but it’s quite nice to have one since it prevents wax from dripping since it’s contained in a little pool by the follower that gets burned off before lower wax can melt.
Obviously mostly for pillars, not tapers.
Can you link to a picture of what you mean?
For example, this google image search for “candle follower”