Soy Candle Making Easy Instructions
Making soy candles at home can be a fun and rewarding activity. Not only are they environmentally friendly, but they also burn longer and cleaner than traditional candles made with paraffin wax. Plus, you can customize them with your own choice of scents and colors. Here's what you'll need to get started: Soy wax flakes Candle wicks Glass jars or containers Essential oils or fragrance oils (optional) - See my blog on Fragrance Oils as this is one of the most important parts to get right for a great scent throw. Dye blocks or liquid dye (optional) A double boiler or microwave-safe container A thermometer Wooden skewers or chopsticks or wick holders A glue gun Scissors or Candle Wick Trimmer Instructions: 1. Measure out the S oy Wax flakes using a scale and add them to a microwave-safe container or the top of a Double Boiler . If you are using a microwave, heat the wax in 30-second increments, stirring in between, until it is fully melted. If you are using a Doubl...
