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You are probably reading this article because you have already decided that you want to make candles using soy wax.  But, what soy wax is the best for making soy candles?  This is the main question that every new candle maker wants answered and every professional questions and strives to perfect.  Unfortunately, like so many other things in life there is no one simple answer.  Each soy wax has it's own characteristics so personal preference can play a large role in figuring out which soy wax will be the keeper.  In general soy wax is a temperamental beast that is...

  Ghoulish Soy Votive instructions Instructions are for making 8 votives in two batches of 4     2-Bags Candle Cocoon Votive Soy Wax -1/2 pound. (1 pound total) 1-Bottle Candle Cocoon® fragrance of your choice – 1oz. 8-Properly sized wicks (wicks vary depending on fragrance selected) 1-Pack Spicebush "Black" Flutter Dyes™ - 10 pieces 4-Aluminum Votive Molds-2oz each 4-Wick Pins 1-Bones Mold   PLUS 1-Full Color Instruction Guide with pictures.   Needed and can be ordered separately; 1-US made 4 lb Aluminum Pour Pot 1-Glass Candle Thermometer (mercury free)   Prep area-Cover with butcher block paper or aluminum foil.  NOT...

It seems that learning the sex of a new person should be given celebration!  Our gender revel candles are the perfect way to share the excitement of delivering the news of boy or girl.  Make it a special occasion!  Each candle take only 5-10 minutes to announce the joy of boy or girl!  Or even use one for yourself!  Take a boy candle and a girl candle to your ultra sound technician and have them rip off the identification tag and give it back to you to burn!!!!  These are great at baby showers!  Give each guest a candle to...

  Trapped heat is the excess heat that builds up in a container.  As the depth increases so does the trapped heat.  A 2" deep container will not have as much trapped heat (heat build up) as a 3" container of the same diameter.  This is important to know because trapped heat will greatly affect how your candle burns and the wicks that are needed.     What this means is that you will need to have different criteria when testing different depths of candles.  Most of your testing data will be the same but the expectation of when a full melt...

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...