Guide To Making Hand Dipped Candles

by Helene Malmsio

These sorts of candle making projects are for the more experienced candle makers, ad it takes a long time and requires patience. (Which is why I prefer the pour'n'light soy candle making) But overall, making candles is an excellent pastime or work at home enterprise.

When you get the hang of it, the practice is quite uncomplicated. For those who have the basics down cold, consider experimenting with the art of producing hand dipped candles.

Whilst these lovely creations take more time, they are stunning. You are able to use various hues on each candle making it a unique color scheme for each and every candle you make.

You will only need basic resources to produce hand dipped candles. Most of them you by now use if you've already started to learn how to make candles.

You might require a big amount of paraffin wax, along with a double boiler to melt it down. Other utensils consist of wooden spoons, bowls, along with a very good high quality thermometer.

The shades of color available for hand dipped candles are too many to name. These hues are available in a variety of mediums which include cakes, chips, powder, or liquid. I prefer to use the wax color chips as I just sprinkle them into the melting wax and keep adding chips until I get the hue of color I want in the wax.

If you choose to add scents to your hand dipped candles you will need to make sure it is pure oil that doesn't have a water or alcohol base to it.

You prepare your wax for hand dipped candles the same when you do for regular candles. Let it heat right up until it reaches a temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit.

The moment it does, turn the heat down really reduced, just enough heat to keep the wax in liquid form. Start adding the color to the wax, employing a little amount at a time until your achieve the colour you need.

Include a modest amount of scent the mix at this time when you want it. Use scents moderately as you don't want to have too potent of your smell. You can literally overwhelm a room full of people if you have added too much scent oil to your wax – I know because I have done it myself – lol! Follow instructions that come with your candle oil kits, as you will soon learn how many drops to use per cup of wax.

Next, cut the wick for your candles, (if you haven't got a supply of pre cut and pre waxed wicks) keeping it just a bit longer than the candle length you choose. In the event you are making sets of the candles that you want to all be the same height, it truly is critical to cut the wicks precisely the exact same duration.

You'll dip the wicks into the candle wax making certain to coat it properly. This is how you can "build" the layers of wax on your candle.

Soon after the wicks cool, dip them again. Every single time you do, the candle will develop in size and thickness.

Once your candle is close to the wanted thickness you would like, shave it using a soft blade, giving the best a pointed tip. Dip your candles a few more times to give them a smooth glossy finish.

Learning how to create perfectly shaped hand dipped candles could be tricky. This isn't a very good type of candle for beginners to try to learn with. It takes a looooong time to make them this way, and the constant process of repeated dipping and cooling the layers of wax would frustrate most beginner candle makers.

For making specific styles on hand dipped candles, look at buying a how to book for detailed lessons on candle making. Most will offer you great colour photos with step by step directions for producing each hand dipped candle.

You'll also be able to get good colour charts for achieving the dream colour for your candles. The internet is also an incredible location to get ideas for the shades of the hand dipped candles.

Learn more about how to make candles and also how to start a candle making business here: How to Make Candles!

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