How to make your own scented candles
Do you have a burner or scented candle cubes or wax and are wondering what to do with them?
You stand to save money on scented candles as well as making only your favorite unique scents. You can use scented candle cubes to make scented candles and aromatherapy oils. Essential oils have healing benefits which when used for massage or to perfume your own room. Combining aromatherapy oils with wax is a great way to make aromatherapy candles which are usually not on sale. Among the other benefits of scented aromatherapy oils and candles is their ability to calm moods and induce positively desirable psychological effects. Indeed, aromatherapy oils and scented candles are a means to alleviate some body and psychological disorders.
Below are instructions on how to make aromatherapy oils and scented candles from scented candle cubes from home.
Material requirements
To begin with, you will need the following materials:
Procedure for making aromatherapy oils
Use melted scented candle cubes or vegetable oil or grape seed oil as the base oil for the mixture.
Pour the oil in the large jar up to a maximum 2/3 full to give an allowance for other additions.
In the mortar and pestle, crush the herbs of choice. Herbs of choice are either medicinal or fragrant. Take mint, honeysuckle, lavender or orange blossom for example.
The same should be done for the spices. Add the crushed spices and the herbs into the jar containing the base oils and stir them vigorously.
Seal the jar tightly thereafter. The jar will need to be warmed in slightly for a very long time. The best choice is to leave it in strong sunlight for four days. Every day shake the jar vigorously.
After warming the jar for the required number of days, strain the contents over a bowl. Drape the bowl with cheese cloth to get rid of the other ingredients. The spice and herb materials caught with the cheesecloth should be squeezed as much as possible. This is to get rid of all the essential scent and medicinal properties as much as possible.
Pour back the sieved liquid mixture into the jar. Use a different set of herbs and spices. Repeat the procedure of crushing the herbs and the spices and mixing with the oil in the jar.
After warming in sunlight, drain all the spices and plant materials.
After achieving the required potency of the aromatherapy oil, do a final thorough sieving to leave it as clean as possible. For effectiveness, keep the aromatherapy oil in a dark bottle and close for up to a year.
Procedure for making scented candles
Making scented candles is an easy procedure because you are simply remolding the scented candle cubes.
Place a pot over high heat and boil water in a pot keep the water half way in the pot to give room for adding the scented candle cubes.
Add scented wax cubes in a different sauce pan and heat till they are completely melted.
Prepare the candle molding container or containers if you are making many candles.
Cut a suitable wick cloth or rope and stick it at the center bottom of the candle container with glue. The use of glue is to ensure that when you will be pouring wax, the wick starts at the bottom and is straight on the center up to the top.
Drop aromatherapy oils or fragrance oils of choice into the melted scented candle cubes and stir continuously. Continue adding till the desired aromatic strength is achieved. You can also combine fragrances or scents.
Dye the melted wax appropriately if the scented candle cubes did not have a distinct color.
Alternatively, divide the wax into different portions and color differently to produce differently colored candles. While the melted wax is still hot, pour it methodically into the candle shaped containers. The wick should be higher in length than the container.
Pour the wax till it reaches a few centimeters from the top. Pouring the melted wax is a dangerous step and care should be taken to prevent burns
Let the candles cool then remove them from the containers.
If the candle is stuck in the container, remove by gently peeling the container.
There you have it, an simple way of making your own beautiful scented candles for use in your home, or you could even sell them.
You stand to save money on scented candles as well as making only your favorite unique scents. You can use scented candle cubes to make scented candles and aromatherapy oils. Essential oils have healing benefits which when used for massage or to perfume your own room. Combining aromatherapy oils with wax is a great way to make aromatherapy candles which are usually not on sale. Among the other benefits of scented aromatherapy oils and candles is their ability to calm moods and induce positively desirable psychological effects. Indeed, aromatherapy oils and scented candles are a means to alleviate some body and psychological disorders.
Below are instructions on how to make aromatherapy oils and scented candles from scented candle cubes from home.
Material requirements
To begin with, you will need the following materials:
- Spices and fragrance oils of choice
- Herbs of choice
- Grape seed oil or vegetable oil
- Large jars and lid
- Pestle & mortar
- Paraffin or soy scented candle cubes or wax
- Cheesecloth
- Eyedropper and dark glass bottles
- Glass jar
- Hot glue guns
- Tethered candle wicks and
- Double boilers
Procedure for making aromatherapy oils
Use melted scented candle cubes or vegetable oil or grape seed oil as the base oil for the mixture.
Pour the oil in the large jar up to a maximum 2/3 full to give an allowance for other additions.
In the mortar and pestle, crush the herbs of choice. Herbs of choice are either medicinal or fragrant. Take mint, honeysuckle, lavender or orange blossom for example.
The same should be done for the spices. Add the crushed spices and the herbs into the jar containing the base oils and stir them vigorously.
Seal the jar tightly thereafter. The jar will need to be warmed in slightly for a very long time. The best choice is to leave it in strong sunlight for four days. Every day shake the jar vigorously.
After warming the jar for the required number of days, strain the contents over a bowl. Drape the bowl with cheese cloth to get rid of the other ingredients. The spice and herb materials caught with the cheesecloth should be squeezed as much as possible. This is to get rid of all the essential scent and medicinal properties as much as possible.
Pour back the sieved liquid mixture into the jar. Use a different set of herbs and spices. Repeat the procedure of crushing the herbs and the spices and mixing with the oil in the jar.
After warming in sunlight, drain all the spices and plant materials.
After achieving the required potency of the aromatherapy oil, do a final thorough sieving to leave it as clean as possible. For effectiveness, keep the aromatherapy oil in a dark bottle and close for up to a year.
Procedure for making scented candles
Making scented candles is an easy procedure because you are simply remolding the scented candle cubes.
Place a pot over high heat and boil water in a pot keep the water half way in the pot to give room for adding the scented candle cubes.
Add scented wax cubes in a different sauce pan and heat till they are completely melted.
Prepare the candle molding container or containers if you are making many candles.
Cut a suitable wick cloth or rope and stick it at the center bottom of the candle container with glue. The use of glue is to ensure that when you will be pouring wax, the wick starts at the bottom and is straight on the center up to the top.
Drop aromatherapy oils or fragrance oils of choice into the melted scented candle cubes and stir continuously. Continue adding till the desired aromatic strength is achieved. You can also combine fragrances or scents.
Dye the melted wax appropriately if the scented candle cubes did not have a distinct color.
Alternatively, divide the wax into different portions and color differently to produce differently colored candles. While the melted wax is still hot, pour it methodically into the candle shaped containers. The wick should be higher in length than the container.
Pour the wax till it reaches a few centimeters from the top. Pouring the melted wax is a dangerous step and care should be taken to prevent burns
Let the candles cool then remove them from the containers.
If the candle is stuck in the container, remove by gently peeling the container.
There you have it, an simple way of making your own beautiful scented candles for use in your home, or you could even sell them.