Scented candles increase the ambience of any room. If you’re a warm and romantic type of person, you will appreciate the aroma of scented candles. You and your guests will be treated to a sense of calm and well being. Also, the warm glow of just about any candle enhances the elegance of a room.
The warm fragrance of a scented candle will lift your spirts, even when the candle is not lit. When you arrive home tired and worn out from the day, the aroma & warm glow of a scented candle tends to loosen your tightness & lift your energy level.
Aromatic candles serve as wonderful gifts for all occasions and every season, and they are particularily meaningful when crafted by your own hands.
1. Pick Your {Candle Making Fragrance}
Fragrance oil is available in most craft shops. Also, you may buy it online. Select a good quality fragrance oil instead of going whth a cheap water or alcohol based fragrances. Because your wax mix is oil based, your fragrance must also be oil based. Why? As oil & water do not mix, a water based perfume tends not to mix with oil based wax.
2. Pick Your Wax
The basics of {making scented candles} are more or less the same as for ordinary wax candles. Start by selecting your wax. The current day market offers a versatile range of wax starting with beeswax, palm or soy & moving on to gel or paraffin wax. You’ll want to decide on the aromatic intensity for your candles before choosing your wax. For example, lower density wax holds less fragrance than wax of a higher density.
3. The Act of Making Scented Style Candles
Let’s cover the method for making aromatic candles.
The first step is to melt your wax. I recommend using a double boiler. Meaning place the wax in a small pot & place that pot into a slightly larger container partially filled with tap water. You may now heat the water. You’ll need a thermometer to ensure the wax is not burnt. Maintain the temperature at a constant 170-180 degrees F.
Once your wax has melted, insert a wick in the mold & take the wax away from the heat source. Next add the fragrance oil. One ounce fragrance oil to 1 pound wax will create a 6% fragrance. Greater amounts of fragrance oil will cause the candle to burn out quicker.
Now pour your melted wax/fragrance mix into it’s mold. The only job left is to let it cool before removing your candle from it’s mold.
Congratulations! You're finished!
4. Experiment as You Go
You will develop expertise in all aspects of the candle craft when 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 gift your loved ones with a {scented candle that is homemade} knowing that they will find the fragrant essences both relaxing and invigorating.