Scented candles increase the ambience of any room in your home. If you are a romantic kind of person, you’ll appreciate the aroma of these scented wax masterpieces. Your guests will be intoxicated with calm and well being. Also, the light of almost any candle enhances the elegance of a room.
The subtle fragrance of scented candles will pep you up, even while the candle is unlit. So when you come home tired and frazzled, the aroma & flickering glow of a scented wax candle will relieve your tightness & lift your spirits.
Aromatic candles serve as wonderful gifts for all occasions and every season, and they are particularily meaningful when crafted by your own hands.
1. Choose Your Fragrance For Candle Making
Fragrance oil is available in most craft shops. You may also shop for it on the web. I would suggest that you opt for fragrance oils rather than going for cheap water or alcohol based fragrances. Since your wax mix will be oil based, your fragrance should also be oil based. Why? As oil & water do not mix, a water based perfume tends not to mix with oil based wax.
2. Select Your Wax
The basics of {making a scented candle} are more or less the same as for ordinary wax candles. Begin by choosing your wax type. The current day market offers a versatile range of wax starting with beeswax, palm or soy & moving on to gel or paraffin wax. Decide on the aromatic intensity of your candles before making a wax selection. For example, lower density wax holds less fragrance than wax of a higher density.
3. The Process of Making Scented Candles
Let’s cover the method for making aromatic candles.
The first task is to melt your wax. I suggest using a double boiler. Which means put the wax in a small pot. Then put that container inside a slightly larger pot containing water. You may now heat the water. Use a thermometer to ensure the wax is not burnt. The temperature should be maintained at 170-180 degrees Fahrenheit.
Once the wax has melted, put a wick in the mold and remove your wax from the source of heat. Next add your fragrance oil. One ounce fragrance oil to 1 pound wax will create a 6% fragrance. Appreciate that larger portions of fragrance oil means the candle to burn out sooner.
Now pour the melted wax mixture into your mold. The only job remaining is to let it cool before removing your candle from it’s mold.
Congratulations, well done!
4. Experiment as You Go Along
Start experimenting and you will soon become an expert in all aspects of making candles. By using different fragrances and colors, you will perfect the art of candle making and thoroughly enjoy the process.
It’s a great feeling to award your friends with a {scented candle that is homemade} knowing that they will find the fragrance both relaxing and invigorating.
Mon, Feb 8, 2010
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