| Admit it: Everyone is crazy about scented candles, | | | | Candle scent is available in three usual forms, which |
| and you cannot get enough of them these days. Not | | | | are synthetic or specially designed fragrance oils, pure |
| everyone knows the technique of how to make | | | | essential oils and blends of fragrances and oils. |
| candle fragrance oil, but many people certainly want | | | | As a beginner, you could purchase a reserve set of |
| to learn. After all, products become more | | | | four or five of your favorite fragrance oils directly |
| personalized and special when we make them at | | | | from companies that manufacture scents or from |
| home. | | | | hobby stores locally or online. Fragrance oils combine |
| If you rely on trial and error, you will be wasting a lot | | | | well with each other and with any kind of candle |
| of time and energy; not to mention a lot of materials | | | | wax. Go through the usual steps of melting the |
| and cost. Experienced candle makers have gone | | | | candle wax over medium heat and then adding your |
| beyond this type of hardship, and they have | | | | dye chips or liquid dye to the wax. When the wax |
| mastered the art of candle making. However, they | | | | looks molten, add some drops of fragrance just |
| too keep notes on their formulas and refer to these | | | | before you pour melted candle wax into the molds |
| now and then. | | | | so the scent will not evaporate. Remember to base |
| As a beginner, you can learn how to make candle | | | | the number of drops on the manufacturer's |
| fragrance oil by first understanding why you need to | | | | instructions. You can use an average of one-fourth |
| combine additives with candle wax and second, what | | | | ounce of fragrance oil like incense for every pound |
| you can blend with candle wax to create a fragrance | | | | of candle wax. It all depends on the concentration so |
| oil. | | | | always get it from a reliable and trusted fragrance oil |
| First you must understand why additives are | | | | supplier. Vanilla is an all-time favorite and so is apple |
| important to candle making. In making candles, you | | | | and cinnamon. You could combine scents and make |
| have to include some additives that are oil based so | | | | them blend to create an apple-cinnamon fragrance. |
| that the fragrance oil and essential oil is infused into | | | | Pure essential oils are very similar in potency to |
| the wax. You cannot use a perfume scent that is | | | | fragrance oils, except that they infuse with natural oil |
| alcohol-based because it tends to evaporate. Stearic | | | | derived from botanical sources like flowers and herbs. |
| acid pairs well with paraffin wax. The advantage of | | | | Some great examples are lavender, jasmine, |
| using stearic acid as an additive would be that it | | | | chamomile and sandalwood. A 100% pure essential oil |
| hardens wax and helps it unmold more easily. | | | | is worth around three times more than the cost of |
| However the wax becomes more opaque, unlike gel | | | | synthetic fragrance oil, because it has a better and |
| which appears clear. On the other hand, the additive | | | | stronger aroma. Essential oils are also easier to blend |
| Vybar can be bought in different types with varying | | | | than commercially manufactured fragrance oils, and |
| melting points from high to low to suit your type of | | | | they are more flexible with their concentration. |
| wax. It is cheaper than stearic acid because it is used | | | | Another possibility is to make candle fragrance oil |
| at a lesser proportion to the wax. The advantage of | | | | using some of your favorite flowers, fresh or dried. |
| Vybar is that the wax appears less opaque and it | | | | When your wax looks molten, add one-half cup of |
| retains more scent. However, it is now harder to | | | | flowers for every pound of candle wax. Let it boil |
| unmold. | | | | and simmer for another 30 minutes to allow the |
| To continue learning how to make candle fragrance | | | | ingredients to blend well. Strain the candle wax with a |
| oil, you must now gather information on what | | | | piece of gauze and pour onto your molds. This is as |
| substances would blend well with candle wax. In | | | | personalized and home-grown as you can get, but it |
| general, we call these substances candle scents. You | | | | may be more difficult to prepare. It all depends on |
| have to blend them at the right concentration. | | | | how crazy you are about scented candles. |
| Otherwise, your candle will get damaged and greasy. | | | | |