How To Make Aromatherapy Candles
Aromatherapy candle making instructions
Step One - Weigh your wax.
The silver candle tins in my kits need approximately 90 grams of wax (half of the bag included in the kit).
Step Twp - Secure your wicks.
Centrally secure your wick using a sticky dot and support the wick with the prop.
Step Three - Melt your wax.
I recommend using a double boiler (a bowl or jug over a pan of simmering water) to gently melt the wax as it prevents bubbles forming in your candles. Continuously stir your wax until it has completely melted, then remove from the heat.
If you prefer to use a microwave: Heat your wax in a microwavable container, on a low setting, for short bursts so you can stir your wax regularly until it has completely melted.
Step Four - Add your essential oils.
Allow the wax to cool for a few minutes. Ideally you'll want your wax to be about 60-65 centigrade. The wax will start to look opaque on the surface. Then add approximately 1ml of essential oil for each silver tin, or 2ml of essential oil for each rose gold tin.
The Berry Adventurous candle making kits contain essential oil combinations that you can use individually or blend together in your candles. Thoroughly stir in your essential oils.
Example: If you want to make a lavender and lime candle in a silver tin, you would use 90 grams of wax, ½ ml of lavender essential oil and ½ ml of lime essential oil.
Step Five - Pour your wax.
Allowing the wax to cool slightly will avoid your candle frosting, or dipping in the middle. Wait until your wax becomes opaque on the surface before you pour. If the wax has become too thick to pour, warm again slightly over the heat. Pour your wax into your tin(s) nice and slowly. Allow your candles to set for 48hours before burning them.
OPTIONAL: ROSE GOLD FLAKES & SALT CRYSTALS
Once you've poured your wax, allow it cool slightly more then delicately add your rose gold flakes and salt crystals decoratively around the edge or your candle.
Enjoy your handmade aromatherapy candle, the tin will get very hot while burning, so please use a candle stand. Once you've used your candles you can make them all over again.
Please refer to my CLP guide if you are planning to give away or sell your scented candles.
Tips & Tricks
The Berry Adventurous candle making kits contain Nature Soy wax C3.
Nature wax has a melting point is between 71.1 to 93.3°C.
The pouring temperature differs according to the ambient temperature of the room.
Ambient room Temp. Pouring temp.
15.6 to 21.1°C 76.7 to 82.2°C
21.1 to 26.7°C 71.1 to 76.7°C
26.7 to 32.2°C 62.8 to 68.3°C
It is always best to warm the candle mould or container before pouring your wax.
The best way to melt wax is in a double boiler, as this avoids heat pockets and bubbles in your candles. If you melt your candle wax in a microwave, its best to use a low setting and stir regularly.
Dyes are best added while heating/melting the wax, colour flakes require heat to melt fully into the wax.
It's then best to allow the wax to cool slightly before adding Essential oils or fragrances. This reduces risk of evaporation of the essential/fragrance oils.
To avoid candle shrinkage or frosting, its best to allow the wax to cool before pouring. The temperature will vary due to the ambient room temperature(see above). By sight, while the wax is liquid with a slight opaque quality, its a pretty good time to pour. I prefer to pour super slow too, this will help to avoid sink holes in your candle.
Practice makes perfect :)