What About Making Candles At Home

Candles, which have been used since Antiquity and met the light needs of people before electricity was invented, are still in our lives. With the 21st century, candles started to take their place in homes as a decoration tool. Even though we included electricity in our lives, we did not give up on candles. We even continued to use them with their different colors and pleasant scents. So how are the most popular candles made with its appearance and the energy it adds to the environment?

 Can we make candles at home? We have the answer to these questions. We are ready to tell you everything you wonder about candle making at home, follow us.

 

How Can We Make Candles At Home?

 

1. Raw Material Selection

 

First of all, it is necessary to decide what the wax material will be. For the candle, three different materials can be used. The first of these is paraffin. However, although it is an easily available substance, it is not recommended by experts. Today, paraffin is not preferred in candle making because it is not very suitable for health. Instead, you can consider the other two options, soy or beeswax. Soy wax allows you to create more durable and long-lasting candles than paraffin. Beeswax is the healthiest and offers 2 times longer use. After choosing the raw material, we can move on to other materials.

 

2. Essential Oils and Colors

 

You can choose one of the fragrant essential oils and use it in candle making. The unique smell of natural oils will add a different atmosphere to your home. You can choose any of the lavender, amber or lemon scented essential oils you like and incorporate them into your home candle making preparation. If you want to make your candle colored, food coloring in the colors you want will be suitable for this job.

 

3. Choose Decorative Candle Holder

 

One of the basic materials for candle making at home is a container or jar. You can choose a glass jar, glass, bowl or ceramic bottle for this. Even the candle containers you have used before can work.

 

4. Candle Wick

 

The length of the wick you choose for the candle should be suitable for the size of the container you will be using. The choice of length is important, as the end of the wick must stay outside the area where the wax will cover the container. You can even hold two sticks with the wick and fix the wick to the sticks while the candle dries. Thus, the wick will stop properly while the candle dries.

 

Practical Recipe for Candle Making at Home

 

Let's list the materials we mentioned before:

 

• Soy or beeswax
• Essential oil or food coloring
• Jar, glass or ceramic bowl
• Candle wick

How is it done?

 

1. First of all, we need to melt the soy or beeswax, which is our main ingredient. You can use a small bowl or double boiler melting technique for this. You should melt the raw material of the wax by stirring it slowly over low heat. It is necessary to wait patiently for this part. J After melting, which takes about 15 minutes, you should let the mixture stand at room temperature for a while. While the wax raw material is kept at room temperature after melting, you can add one of the essential oils you have chosen. You can even add food coloring at this stage if you want to make the candle colorful.

 

2. While the whole mixture is waiting at room temperature, you should fix the wick in the container to which you will transfer the wax. The wick should be in the center of the candle holder. Some suppositories are self-adhesive. However, if the wick you bought is not sticky, to fix it:  You can apply some raw material of wax to the base of the wick and stick it to the middle of the bowl.

 

3. After fixing the wax wick in the bowl, you can slowly pour the mixture you have prepared. However, while doing this, you must hold the candle wick in the middle, firmly. While transferring the mixture, it is necessary to adjust the part of the candle wick that will remain outside. You can wrap the remaining part of the wick on a rod or squeeze it between two rods.

 

4. After all processes are completed; it will be good to leave the wax mixture at room temperature for 24 hours. Thus, the wax hardens sufficiently and becomes ready for use.

 

We shared with you the materials needed for candle making at home and what they can do. Now you are ready to bring the materials together and create wonders. We believe that you can make perfect candles that will positively increase the energy of the home and change the atmosphere with pleasant scents.

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