How to Make Candles Using Soy Wax

In the winter candles give your home a warm and cozy environment. Let's help you make your home warm and cozy. The following steps will show you how to make soy wax candles. We are using soy wax because paraffin wax is made with substances such as petroleum which can be harmful to your body.

The following supplies can be found in a kit on Amazon:

Candle mold

Wicks

Soy wax

Candle dye

Essential oils for smell (optional)

Stainless steal pitcher

Popsicle sticks/ wick holder

If you have not already done this, puncture a small hole in the bottom of the mold. You will fit your wick through here. Slide the wick through the hole. Then cut it to your desired length. Slide your wick holder over the wick.

Side note: We stabilized our mold by putting it in a cup.

Now we will get the candle wax ready. Poor the wax into your pitcher. Make sure you have more wax than your mold can hold, because you don't want to do all this work and then find out you don't have enough wax. Melt your wax at a low temperature. We melt ours on our stove. When it is see-through take it off. PLEASE DON'T BURN YOURSELF!

IMPORTANT: You will now let the wax cool a little before you add your color and scent. This is because if you poor it in now the candle will frost. A picture of a pink frosted candle is included above. A frosted candle is functionally fine, but not as desirable for looks.

Let the wax cool long enough so that it is just on the brink of getting chunky, but not too long so that it gets chunky and hard to stir. If it does get stiff and chunky it's no problem. You can just heat it up and try again. Once the wax has cooled long enough stir in your color and scent.

After you mixed in your color you can poor the wax into your mold. It will take, depending on the size, a few hours for the candle to finish cooling. DO NOT put it in a refrigerator or a freezer to speed up the cooling process. This will also cause frosting. By feeling the mold you can tell if it is done cooling. If the mold is warm don't take the candle out, but if it is cold you may take it out carefully. You can also cut off the remaining wick after the candle is cool.

Congrats! You finished making a soy wax candle. I hope your candle keeps you warm and cozy through this winter season.