Scented candles enliven the home and are an excellent gift during the Christmas and New Year holidays. If you want to surprise someone with an original gift, it's hard to imagine anything better than a homemade scented candle.
Scented candles they are a nice gift, and even nicer if you make the candle yourself. It's actually quite simple to make.
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During the holidays scented candles are even more popular, and if you don't feel like baking cookies this year, you can fill your home with the scent of a homemade scented candle. Find out how to make it below.
To make a scented candle you need:
- store-bought wax, but you can also use wax from a regular candle
- one small and one large container
- kitchen thermometer (the temperature must not exceed 65 degrees Celsius)
- mold or wax casting model
- waxed cord (for the wick)
- etheric oils
- dyes
The process of making a scented candle:
Heat water in a larger container and place a smaller container in it. Put wax in it. The wax must be melted in steam, especially if you use beeswax. When it melts, add a few drops of essential oil and food coloring. Stir until all the ingredients are mixed. Remove the pan from the heat. Pour the melted wax into a mold previously coated with oil. Place the string for lighting in the middle (you can help yourself with a straw that you place in the middle of the model before pouring) and cut it a centimeter above the candle. Wait eight hours for the candle to cool completely. Unmold (or not). To preserve the scent of the candle, wrap it in transparent foil.
