How To Make Homemade Candles

So, you want to know how you can make your very own homemade candles?  You have come to the right place to find out how you too can be making candles yourself that are high quality, and many times much better candles than the ones you normally buy. 

Making your own candles at home is not as hard as you might think.  Whether you want to make candles just for your own personal use, or start up a home based business making and selling your candles, you will find the candle making information to help you succeed.

Before you can start making your own homemade candles, you will need some basic candle making supplies. 

Some of the main ingredients for candle making are: candle wax, candle scents, candle wicks (you will need something to stick the wicks down into the container, such as an empty pen), containers for your candles (such as jelly jars or anything that will hold the candle wax as a liquid so it can harden), a pouring pitcher (for mixing the wax, color, and scent, and then pouring the hot melted wax into your containers), a heated knife made for cutting hard wax, a wooden spoon for stirring the candle liquid before pouring, some measuring spoons (such as a tablespoon), a double broiler to melt the candle wax, candle dyes for coloring the candles, a scale for measuring wax, and something to hold your wick in place (such as silicone sealent & household glue).

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Making Your Own Candles at Home

Candle Making Instructions

Who says you need to pay for expensive candle making classes to learn how to make beautiful candles? With just a little effort and a whole lot of creativity, you can create candles you can be proud of.

If you wish to make candles on your own, you must first, melt wax using a double boiler at about 200 degrees. Try using a boiler with thermostat control for easier manipulation.

If you don't have a double boiler, you can use any can you find in your garage (but clean it first) and a thermometer to gauge temperature. If the wax is emitting smoke the temperature is too high. Try to keep the temperature at a constant level for best results. Warning: wax can explode at dangerous levels (about 390 degrees).

When the wax is completely melted, it's time to add the dye you want. You can use any color dye you want. As a rule, one block of dye colors about twenty pounds of wax. Stir the dye until it is completely dissolved.

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