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Custom matches make great gifts and promotional items. Designed for professional or personal use, custom matchbooks in bulk come in numerous colors, sizes, and types to meet every need and budget.

How do custom matches work?

Traditional matchbooks contain 20 matches, while larger matchboxes can hold as many as 40 to 50 matches. The heads of most matches are made using an oxidizing agent like potassium chlorate. This is then mixed with glass powder, sulfur, and other fillers. The top of a matchbook or the side of a matchbox is made using red phosphorus, a binder, and more powdered glass. These ingredients provide better friction and a higher burning rate. When a match is removed from the book or box and struck against these materials, the heat from the friction ignites.

The matchsticks themselves are not customized, but custom matchbooks offer a creative way to add a personal touch to these useful items. Custom match books are commonly found in households, vehicles, and restaurants thanks to their practicality and ease of use.

What do custom matches look like?

Basic matchbooks and boxes feature a generic design and color palette with a manufacturer’s label. The beauty of deciding to order custom matches is that they can be designed in a multitude of ways. Custom made matches come in endless colors, sizes, and shapes. Custom candle matches and boxes can be long and rectangular, cubes, traditional wooden boxes, or even glass jars and cylinders. Candle matchsticks are sometimes longer than traditional matches, making it easier and safer to light candles of all sizes. Although the entire matchstick can’t be customized, the tips can. Affordable and cheap custom matches can have multi-colored tips, including white, pink, blue, green, yellow, and purple. It’s easy to match the match tips with the custom matchbooks to fit any theme or color scheme. The matchboxes and matchbooks themselves can be printed with any number of designs, pictures, logos, and text.

What are custom matches used for?

Ordering custom matchbooks cheap and in bulk works well for large companies and events. For example, monogrammed matchbooks are commonly given as wedding favors. The couple's initials and wedding date can easily be printed in any color matchbook or matchbox. Many bars and restaurants also have custom matchbooks at the reception counter or hostess stand for guests to take on their way in and out. Custom candle matches are also a great addition to any swag bag or marketing event.

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