Make Your Own Beeswax Candles!

We’ve made lots of enjoyable candle DIYs on the weblog, and since I’ve been extra intentional about having natural-based merchandise in my residence, I believed I’d attempt making beeswax candles.

These beeswax candles are very easy to make your self, non-toxic, and have a scrumptious honey odor. I really like them!

Provides for Beeswax Candles:

-1/2 pound beeswax pellets (filtered beeswax is greatest)
-1/4 cup coconut oil
–cotton candle wicks
–wick stickers
–4 ounces glass or ceramic jars for the candles
–giant glass jar 
–bamboo skewers (or one thing to stir the wax with)

Easy methods to Make Them:

First, you’ll wish to put your beeswax pellets into your giant glass jar.

Fill a big pot with sufficient water to cowl the peak of the beeswax (however received’t spill out when the water begins to boil). Place your jar into the pot and warmth the water till it reaches a low and delicate boil.

Enable the warmth from the water to soften the beeswax, giving it a stir with a wood skewer each couple of minutes. Beeswax is probably flammable, so regulate it whereas it’s melting, and ensure no wax pellets have scattered onto your sizzling stovetop.

One signal the wax is getting too sizzling within the jar is that it’ll begin to smoke, so look ahead to that, too.

Whereas your wax is melting, put together your candle jars by including a wick sticker to the underside of your wick and inserting it within the middle of the underside of your jar.

You could possibly additionally use a wooden wick for these. Wrap the wick round a skewer and lay it throughout the highest of your jar to maintain the wick in an upright place. You possibly can tape the skewer in place (if wanted) whereas it units.

As soon as the wax is melted, flip off the warmth and add in your coconut oil, stirring to mix. Including some coconut oil to your beeswax helps the candle burn extra constantly, and keep away from tunneling. However, you too can make a 100% beeswax candle by omitting it.

Pour the wax and coconut oil into your candle containers and allow them to set for 1-2 days earlier than utilizing. Trim the wicks to 1/2″ lengthy, and also you’re prepared to make use of your candle!

Yay!! They work! Relying on the type of beeswax you utilize, the dimensions of the wick, and the dimensions of the jar, you might have to do some troubleshooting the primary few occasions you make your candle.

How Do I Hold My Candle From Sinking within the Center?

In case you have a candle that tunnels down the center and by no means reaches the edges, attempt a bigger/thicker wick to get extra warmth to soften the wax extra evenly.

Relying on how dangerous your candle is sinking (particularly if it’s solely doing it somewhat bit), chances are you’ll resolve to depart your recipe as is. You possibly can scoop out and reuse the leftover wax across the edges every time.

In case your candle is melting too quick and your flame received’t keep lit as a result of the wax is drowning out the flame, attempt a smaller wick as an alternative.

What if My Candle Cracks?

Some individuals report cracking issues on the high of their beeswax candles, or the candle would possibly fall a bit within the middle because it cools.

If that occurs, you may reserve a little bit of the wax/oil to remelt later and pour one other skinny layer (as soon as it has cooled) for a easy trying high.

If you’d like all of the beeswax candle advantages with out the work, you should buy some and help one other candlemaker. It’s additionally enjoyable to get some fairly candle equipment, and so they make nice presents with a candle.

Can I Add Important Oils to My Candle?

Whereas the beeswax does have a light-weight and nice honey odor when burning, it’s somewhat faint. So you may experiment with including important oils to your candles if you’d like a extra noticeable scent.

Attempt 1/2-1 ounce of a stronger important oil (like lavender or vetiver) per 8 ounces of melted wax, or much more for a lighter scented important oil. I left my candles unscented, however I really like the nice and cozy glow they postpone and the faint honey odor.

Hope you’ve got enjoyable making your individual beeswax candles! xo. Laura

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