Aromatic candles will enhance the ambience of a room. If you are a romantic kind of person, you’ll appreciate the aroma of these scented wax masterpieces. Treat your guests to a touch of mystique and a sense of calm. And, of course, the glow of almost any candle highlights the elegance of the room.
The warm fragrance of a scented candle will lift your spirts, even when the candle is not lit. So when you come home tired and frazzled, the aroma & flickering glow of a scented wax candle will relieve your tightness & lift your spirits.
Scented candles are wonderful gifts for any occasion and/or season, especially when made by your own hands.
1. Select Your {Candle Fragrance}
Fragrance oil is available in virtually any craft shop. Also, you may buy it online. I would suggest that you opt for fragrance oils rather than going for cheap water or alcohol based fragrances. Because your wax mix is oil based, your fragrance must also be oil based. Why? Oil and water do not mix so a water based perfume will not mix properly with the oil based wax.
2. Choose Your Wax
The basics of {making a scented candle} are more or less the same as for ordinary wax candles. Start by choosing your desired kind of wax. Available in the market is a versatile range of wax starting with the naturals, beeswax, palm & soy, and progressing to paraffin or gel wax. It is important that you decide on the fragrance intensity for your candles before picking the kind of wax. For instance, wax with less density holds less fragrance than higher density wax.
3. The Process of Making Scented Candles
Now we’ll go through the process of creating aromatic candles.
The first step is to melt your wax. I recommend using a double boiler. That means put the wax in a small pot. Now place that container into a slightly larger pot partially filled with water. Next step – heat the water. Use a thermometer so as not to burn the wax. Maintain the temperature at a constant 170-180 degrees F.
After the wax is melted, insert a wick into the mold and remove your wax from it’s source of heat. Now add the fragrance oil that you have chosen. One ounce fragrance oil to 1 pound wax will create a 6% fragrance. Be aware that greater amounts of fragrance will cause the candle to burn out sooner because it has a higher liquid density.
Now pour the melted wax/fragrance mixture into your mold. The only task left is to let it the mold cool before removing your candle.
Congratulations, well done!
4. Experiment as You Move Along
You will gain great expertise in all phases of candle making once you start experimenting. By using different fragrances and colors, you will perfect the candle making technique and thoroughly enjoy the process.
It’s a great feeling to award your loved ones with a {homemade scented candle} knowing that they will find the fragrant essences both relaxing and invigorating.
