http://buy-candles.net/686/what-are-the-ingredients-in-making-candle/ Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:52:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://buy-candles.net/686/what-are-the-ingredients-in-making-candle/comment-page-1/#comment-568 Kamyk Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:42:08 +0000 http://buy-candles.net/686/what-are-the-ingredients-in-making-candle/#comment-568 At a minimum wax and wick and an old pot or all metal can to heat the wax in. If you;re doing a poured candle a container (glass etc) to mold the candle in. There's even a really cool way to "mold" a candle without an actual mold using just a big container of sand. If you are doing a dipped candle you would also need a place to let it dry. At a minimum wax and wick and an old pot or all metal can to heat the wax in. If you;re doing a poured candle a container (glass etc) to mold the candle in. There’s even a really cool way to “mold” a candle without an actual mold using just a big container of sand. If you are doing a dipped candle you would also need a place to let it dry.

]]> http://buy-candles.net/686/what-are-the-ingredients-in-making-candle/comment-page-1/#comment-567 Crab Hand Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:38:00 +0000 http://buy-candles.net/686/what-are-the-ingredients-in-making-candle/#comment-567 You can do this as simply as getting a large chunk of wax from a craft store, and melting it in a double boiler. You can use a pot, or can, but be careful the wax doesn't catch fire if you do. Add Color or essential oil fragrances if you wish. From there you can either pour the melted wax into a mold which can be as simple as a toilet paper tube with the one end sealed (make sure its sealed well). If you do that, tie a wick, which can be made of butcher's twine, or cotton yarn (don;t use artificial yarns as they will melt, burn and stink) to a penny, or other mildly heavy object like a small rock. Tie the other end of the wick to a pencil, or other such long object, and put the wick into the tube, making sure the bottom end is in the middle, and then pour in the wax. Center the wick in the wax, and lay the pencil across the top of the tube., then let the whole thing cool and harden. After it does (say overnight to be safe) peel off the tube. You can also take the wick, again tied or otherwise attached to a small heavy object, and make dipped candles. To do this, dip the wick into the wax, pull it out over the wax, and let the wax harden a bit before dipping it again. This is how tapers were made before modern mass production. You can also make candles with beeswax, but thats more expensive than regular wax. You can do this as simply as getting a large chunk of wax from a craft store, and melting it in a double boiler. You can use a pot, or can, but be careful the wax doesn’t catch fire if you do. Add Color or essential oil fragrances if you wish.
From there you can either pour the melted wax into a mold which can be as simple as a toilet paper tube with the one end sealed (make sure its sealed well). If you do that, tie a wick, which can be made of butcher’s twine, or cotton yarn (don;t use artificial yarns as they will melt, burn and stink) to a penny, or other mildly heavy object like a small rock. Tie the other end of the wick to a pencil, or other such long object, and put the wick into the tube, making sure the bottom end is in the middle, and then pour in the wax. Center the wick in the wax, and lay the pencil across the top of the tube., then let the whole thing cool and harden. After it does (say overnight to be safe) peel off the tube.
You can also take the wick, again tied or otherwise attached to a small heavy object, and make dipped candles. To do this, dip the wick into the wax, pull it out over the wax, and let the wax harden a bit before dipping it again. This is how tapers were made before modern mass production.
You can also make candles with beeswax, but thats more expensive than regular wax.

]]> http://buy-candles.net/686/what-are-the-ingredients-in-making-candle/comment-page-1/#comment-566 Mary Grace T Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:36:49 +0000 http://buy-candles.net/686/what-are-the-ingredients-in-making-candle/#comment-566 There are simple kits u can buy in craft stores. Get those & GROW from there. There are simple kits u can buy in craft stores. Get those & GROW from there.

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