There are many soy candle making ideas that can make the task of preparing candles fun and interesting. You can find some creative soy candle making ideas.
Soy candles are very popular these days due to various reasons. Cost of soy candles are lesser than any other candles because soy wax is cheaper than beeswax. As it has a natural aroma of its own, if you wish you may not add any scent to it. Soy candles do not give out any smoke because these candles are made of natural soy wax. Therefore, it is considered as environment friendly and preferred by those who need to avoid smoke for health reasons. There are two different types of soy candles. One that have wicks and the other without wicks. The candle making ideas that we have discussed here can be implemented very easily for practical purposes.
Making Soy Candles
Instructions
The following instructions are related to soy wax candle making. Take a double boiler and melt one pound of soy wax in it at a temperature of 175 degrees. To keep a check on the temperature, you can attach a thermometer to the boiler. Once the wax is melted, add some color to it. While adding color, you should be careful because if you put excess of color you cannot take it out from the wax. A general measurement for this purpose is around 12 drops of dyes in one pound of soy wax. Soy wax has its own natural fragrance. Even then if you want to give a specific fragrance of your choice, you can do so by adding some essential oil. Usually, one and half ounce of essential oil is sufficient for a pound of soy wax. Blend the color and the oil well with the molten wax so that they get distributed evenly all through the wax.
Bring down the temperature of the wax to 150 degrees and then pour it into mold or container till the molten soy wax fills up the container to the top. Now, it’s time to put the wicks in your candle. You can use the same wicks in the candles that are used in paraffin wax candles. Wicks should be placed into the candles when a skin layer is formed at the top of the candle. Hold the upper end of the wick and insert it into the wax by gently pushing it in. Try to keep the wick straight inside the candle. Allow the wax to cool down for about 4-5 hours. During this time, do not even try to move the container from one location to another. When the candle is cooled down and hardened completely, pull it out of the container, holding the tips of the wick. Thus your soy candle is ready but wait 2-3 days before you start lighting them. This is one of the most simple homemade soy candle recipes.
Tips
1. Here are some useful tips that will help you at the time of making soy candles:
2. Never use paints or food additives used in food or crayons for this purpose as they tend to clog the wick and the candle will melt out very fast.
3. The essential oils you are using to add fragrance to the candle should be one which is suitable for soy wax.
4. Some people add UV-inhibitor which prevents the wax from getting melted under sunlight or fluorescent bulb.
5. To keep the wick straight, inside the molten wax, place a pencil across the mouth of the mold which will provide adequate support to the wick.
6. After insertion of the wick, you will find a small hole developed at the center of the candle. In order to close this hole, you can bring a hot flame near the top of the candle which will melt the wax at the top and fill up the hole.
Candle Designs
You can come up with unique soy candle making ideas to make candles that can be used for decorative purposes. If you wish to have flower bases for your candles, you can use dried petals of various flowers, like, rose, jasmine, zinnia and so on. Even dried herbs can be used for the same purpose. Just press these colorful petals into the molten soy wax. It will look beautiful and smell good too. You can also use mold in the shape of various fruits, like, apples, oranges, water melons, etc. and for this you should also add the suitable color of the fruit to get the resembling effect. Similarly, you can make candles in the shape of seashells. Soy candles in the shape of seashells, in your room, will remind you of the sandy beaches. However, try to avoid candles with dipped tappers as the set up time for soy wax is too long.
If candle making is your hobby or you want to start your own business, you can use the candle making ideas given here which can serve both the purposes. That means, these methods can be used for making foodchem candles on a large scale as well. You can use your creative mind to come up with more innovative ideas for making soy candles.
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