Caveman Survival, I always feel strange when raiding my wife's makeup. I mean, I would if I ever did...never mind! =) I have plenty of candles though!

I would have posted sooner but shamed myself for having prepared these matches without testing them afterwards. Good work may not pay off if not confirmed...arg.

Anyway, a fully coated wooden match can be lit on waterproof sandpaper, you just waste the first few strikes removing wax from the match head. The wax isn't easily visible on my matches to be easily removed with fingernails so I think this method is fine as-is. The match burns well once lit, only showing a tiny bead of wax when the flame is halfway down the stick. I'd say the flame is larger than normal & burns faster as well. There isn't enough wax for there to be a risk of burning your fingers with wax running down the matchstick. (I removed any clumps of wax when I prepared these)

FYI, if you include a striking surface as I did, have the rough part facing inwards; waterproof sandpaper facing outwards in a coil resists being removed from the tube as the pressure of your finger gives it traction on the tube. I suppose if the match heads were against the sand paper and not waxed someone may consider it a risk, but with them waxed & at opposite ends I don't think so. (and the waterproof tube hasn't much oxygen even if they did light)

I've space for a cotton ball...would anyone add anything else instead?