The Art of Making Scented Candles - 4 Steps to Aromatic Beauty
Scented candles increase the ambience of any room. If you’re a warm and romantic type of person, you will appreciate the aroma of scented candles. Your guests will be intoxicated with calm and well being. And, of course, the glow of almost any candle highlights the elegance of the room.
Even before it is lit, the subtle fragrance of a scented candle will heighten your energy level,. So when you come home worse for wear, the glow and aroma of a scented candle tends to unwind you & elevate your level of energy.
Scented candles serve as wonderful gifts for any occasion and every season especially when they are made by your own hands.
1. Select Your {Candle Making Fragrance}
Fragrance oil can be purchased in most craft shops. You can also shop for it online. Select a good quality fragrance oil instead of going whth a cheap water or alcohol based fragrances. Since your wax mix will be oil based, use a fragrance that is also be oil based. Why? Well, as oil and water do not blend, the water from a water based perfume tends not to mix with the melted wax.
2. Select Your Wax
The basics of {scented candle making} are more or less the same as for ordinary wax candles. Start by choosing your wax. These days the market offers a versatile range of wax, starting from natural waxes made from beeswax, palm or soy and on to gel or paraffin wax. You’ll want to decide on the aromatic intensity for your candles before choosing your wax. For instance, wax with less density holds less fragrance than higher density wax.
3. The Art of Making Aromatic Candles
Now that we’ve covered wax selection, let’s talk about the process of creating scented candles.
The first task is to melt your wax. I recommend using a double boiler. Meaning place the wax in a small pot & place that pot into a slightly larger container partially filled with tap water. Now heat the H2O. Use a thermometer to ensure the wax is not burnt. Maintain the temperature at a constant 170-180 degrees F.
When the wax is melted, put a wick in the mold & take the wax from the heat source. Next add the fragrance oil that you’ve selected. 1 ounce fragrance oil to 1 pound wax will create a fragrance of 6%. Be aware that greater amounts of fragrance will cause the candle to burn out sooner owing to higher liquid density of the candle.
Now pour the melted wax mixture into your mold. The only job left is to let it cool before removing your candle from it’s mold.
Congratulations! You’re finished!
4. Try Different Things as You Go
You will gain expertise in all phases of candle making when you start experimenting. 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 {homemade scented candle} knowing that they will find the fragrant essences both relaxing and invigorating.
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