How To Make a Beeswax Candle in 7 Easy Steps With Essential Oils for scent
Author: Dawn Goehring
Learn How to make homemade Beeswax candles with essential oil in 7 easy steps. Includes essential oil blend ideas for your candles. These DIY Candles are not hard to make and the essential oils can be customized to your favorite scents. The article has blend suggestions for your homemade candles. Find out why you should ditch the store bought candles and make your own with just a few ingredients including all natural and pure essential oils.
20 - 30dropsEssential oil (use your favorite scent)Be sure to use a true essential oil and not a fragrance oil since those are synthetic and you don't know what's in them and they can be potentially harmful.
4ozjars or tins for your candle (can use any size - you will get more or less candles depending on your container size)
Place pot of water on the stove and bring to a boil.
Place beeswax into your can (ie coffee can) and insert can into the pot of heating water to make a double boiler.
Prepare wicks by measuring against the various receptacles that you plan to pour the candles into, such as Mason jars and candle tins. Snip to the correct length.
When wax is completely melted, stir in your essential oils blend and adjust to desired potency.
For each candle that you plan to pour, stretch a length of wick down the center and wrap the wick around a pencil or pen. Place the pencil across the jar's opening so that the wick dangles from the pencil but does not fall into the container. Pour the wax around the dangling wick, to the top of the jar or container.
Allow candles to cool until wax hardens.
Snip wicks to about half an inch. Test one by lighting. Enjoy the all natural scent of your new, homemade, aromatherapy candle!