How to Prepare Your Work Area for Candle Making
How to Prepare a Candle Work Area
Make sure that you have at least a 3’ x 3’ area to work. Make sure that area is free of debris and water. Work on a heat resistant surface or cover with heat resistant materials. If you care about your surface or walls put down butcher block, aluminum foil or parchment paper. DO NOT use newsprint or wax paper as heat will transfer ink and wax to surfaces. Again, make sure that walls are covered as wax can fly.
Melting wax
Wax melting should only be done in a double boiler or other indirect heating item such as a Presto Kitchen Kettle or Presto Options Pot (NOT Fry Daddy). Microwaving not recommended. If wax gets too hot it can combust and start on fire.
If you would like to make your own double boiler you can purchase an inexpensive double boiler ring.
Simply fill a large pot about ½ full with water. Put in the double boiler maker. Put a smaller pot in the water that is in the large pot which will be on top of the double boiler maker.
If you don’t have want to get a double boiler maker you can use an inverted temperature shock resistant bowl instead. Melt wax in top pot. Or put a pour pot in the top pot and melt wax.
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About the Author — Lyschel Bersch, Founder of Candle Cocoon
For more than two decades, Lyschel has been studying the chemistry of candles — not just how they burn, but why they burn the way they do. As the owner of Candle Cocoon, she has personally tested thousands of wick, wax, and fragrance oil combinations, building one of the most accurate fragrance‑specific wick charts in the industry. Her work blends science, safety, and artistry, helping makers understand the “why” behind candle behavior so they can create cleaner, safer, more reliable candles. When she’s not testing wicks, she’s developing high‑purity fragrance oils and teaching makers how to elevate their craft through knowledge, not guesswork.