subject: Making Scented Candles To Heal, Provide Tranquility (and Impress Everyone Too) [print this page] Scented candles are usually very expensive unless you find them on sale or buy the ones with little or no scent. Making scented candles is easy and economical, plus you can make them the color you want with the amount of scent that suits you best.
You will need paraffin wax, a metal pan, a candy thermometer, a mold, a wick, liquid scent and a type of coloring. You will need paraffin wax, a metal pan, a candy thermometer, liquid scent, coloring, a mold and a wick. The candy thermometer will help you keep the wax from getting so hot it catches on fire.
Candles can be just about any shape you can imagine. The simplest form to begin with is the pillar mold. The top and bottom are wide and flat and the shape is a rectangle. It is also one of the easiest kind of candles to use because of its broad, firm base.
Most people prefer not to melt the wax on their kitchen stove top. You may want to use a small hot plate so the liquid wax won't get on your stove top. If you try to wipe it up every time you pour the wax and it drips, it will ruin whatever you use. Melted wax doesn't come out of material once it dries.
A pound of paraffin wax will make one normal size pillar candle. Watch the candy thermometer closely, and don't allow the wax to go over 300 degrees.
Once the wax is melted, add the coloring and the scent a little at a time until it is just what you want. Add a small amount at a time until you have the color and scent you like. Stir well.
Slide the wick through the hole in the mold. Wrap it around a wooden spoon and tie it. Now you are ready to pour the wax into the mold.
Once the wax begins to cool, check to see if it sinks in the middle of the mold. If it does, add more wax. Remove the candle from the mold once it is completely dry and hard. Cut the wick to one half inch. Look at the final result and you will be amazed to see that it looks just as nice as one you could have bought in the store.
Experimenting with a candle through variations, and keeping a written or printed record of the amount of fragrance that was used is a good way to create a personal candle making recipe that you refine over time. Quickly you will have found your very own special (top secret)!) blends.
