Making aroma candles
If you have the skills to make wax candles at home, then it will not be difficult to solve the problem of how to make a scented candle. Homemade aroma candles have many advantages over store-bought products. The main advantage is that they are environmentally friendly, the components used for their production are harmless.
Any natural essential oils can be used to flavor wax products. But it should be borne in mind that when burned, some of them may change their smell. Before adding aromatic substances, they should be heated to understand what the smell of a burning candle will be. Waxes can be flavored with exotic spices, tea mix, or coffee beans.
Gel candles
To make a gel candle with your own hands, you need to have the following materials:
- gel wax;
- reinforced wick;
- essential oils;
- liquid dyes;
- decorative elements.
Soy gel is a natural, absolutely non-toxic substance. It is used to make decorative and aromatherapy candles. The substance retains essential oils well and releases them better when burned. The smell will be richer and brighter.
Adding essential oils to wax allows you to lower its melting point. Impregnation of the wick with soy gel allows for smooth and clean combustion. When burning, soot and carcinogens are not released, which cannot be said about paraffins, and even more so about stearins.
Colored and scented candles
Having understood the essence of manufacturing, you can diversify the variations and create more complex homemade candles with your own hands.
To make a colored candle, place pieces of wax crayons in a melting container along with paraffin. The shade of the finished candle will match the color
added pencil. The combination of several multi-colored pencils will paint the candle in a bright rainbow print.
Idea!
Consistently melt and pour wax of different colors into the mold in layers - you will get an original striped candle.
Use essential oils when making - and you will get a scented candle with your own hands. To add scent to the candle, add a few drops of oil to the melted wax before pouring the mold.
lavender oils
and bergamot has a relaxing effect, and lemon and rosemary eliminate negative thoughts.
For peace of mind and peace of mind, add one part each of geranium
and
rose
and two parts lavender oil to the wax. The combination of orange and clove oils lifts your spirits, while lemon and cedar oil relieves stress.
“Delicious” candles – fruit and coffee
You will surely enjoy making candles at home and will definitely want to create something creative and extraordinary. Candles made from fruit peels - oranges, limes, grapefruits - look interesting and unusual. Candles created with the addition of coffee beans
. Be creative and experiment, and a couple of our ideas will help you with this.
Candle made from half a lemon
Necessary materials:
- wax or paraffin;
- four cotton wicks;
- water bath pan;
- container for melting wax;
- two lemons;
- purple food coloring;
- lavender essential oil;
- dried lavender flowers.
Cut the lemons lengthwise into two pieces. Carefully remove the pulp.
Melt the wax in a water bath. Add lavender flowers, essential oil and food coloring to it, stir.
Place a wick in the center of the lemon half. Fill the “fruit candle holder” with melted wax.
Place the finished candles in a cool place until they cool and harden completely.
Important! refrigerate candles
– the wax may harden unevenly!
Candles with coffee beans
Option 1
The easiest way to create a coffee candle is to add coffee beans to melted wax, or pour them into an already poured mold.
To do this, you will need all the same materials as for a regular candle, plus coffee beans.
Coffee beans vary in shape and size and, when added to wax, they also harden differently. Therefore, each candle you create will have a unique design.
Option 2
Another manufacturing option would be to decorate the finished candle with coffee beans.
For this, in addition to coffee beans, you will need glue.
Advice!
Coffee beans can be glued without glue - on still hot soft wax. To do this, carefully remove the uncooled and unhardened candle from the mold and “cover” it with coffee beans, lightly pressing them with your fingers.
Candle decorated with coffee beans
In recent years, the attitude towards candles as a means of lighting a home in the absence of electricity has completely changed. How to make a candle at home so that this item becomes an exquisite decoration and emphasizes the individuality of the home design? For many, candle making has become the basis of a small business.
In recent years, the attitude towards candles as a means of lighting a home in the absence of electricity has completely changed
A candle made with your own hands is a wonderful gift for friends and relatives. It’s very useful to make such a gift for Valentine’s Day for your loved one.
Having seen a beautiful candle in a souvenir shop, many people are eager to make a similar one themselves. Most people who want to do so never try it, because they think that this is a difficult task, and without special training they will not be able to make decorative candles with their own hands.
It turns out that this is not true, and anyone who wants to learn can do it. The main thing is to start, and over time an understanding of the process and mastery will come.
Making candles at home does not require a large amount of materials and tools. This allows you to quickly learn candle making, and this activity is not too expensive for the family budget.
For beginner candle makers, you need to purchase the following materials and tools:
- wax, paraffin, candle gel;
- container for melting wax and paraffin;
- natural cotton threads or ready-made candle wicks;
- sticks, at least 2, for stirring the candle base and attaching the wick;
- several molds for candles;
- materials for decoration;
- water bath pan;
- wax crayons;
- water thermometer.
Beeswax can be purchased from beekeepers. Paraffin is sold in craft stores or in the hardware departments of supermarkets. Materials can also be ordered online.
Having seen a beautiful candle in a souvenir shop, many people are eager to make a similar one themselves.
To start making your first candles at home, you can collect paraffin from cinders. Candle gel can be purchased at craft supply stores or it is not difficult to make yourself.
As a mold for candles, use any cups, glasses, various containers made of plastic or metal, any available means that are not deformed by a paraffin or gel base heated to a high temperature.
It is better to start making candles yourself using paraffin. Beeswax is a natural material, but it is not suitable for making decorative candles. It cannot be dyed or aromatized.
To tint paraffin, use oil-based paints. Good quality color can be achieved using children's wax crayons. Craft stores sell special pigments in tablets for coloring paraffin. Some craftswomen use lipstick and eye shadow for this purpose.
