I want to know about candle making?

Question

i have some perfumed oil that i just love and a bunch of unscented candle wax and wicks to make candles...can i add the oil to the wax to make a scented candle? if so, how much oil to how much wax? thanks for any help...

Answer 1

yes you can add oil to the wax. It depends on the size of candle you are making. do you have molds? you only need a little oil. go ogle candle making for directions or go to Michael's they have candle making books and supplies.

Answer 2

NO!!!! You have gotten bad and potentially dangerous advice from one of the other answers! Never add regular perfume to candles and always be sure that you know how much scent your wax can safely hold (when in doubt, contact the manufacturer). If you have a perfume that you really like, chances are fairly good that there is an actual candle scent "duplicate" of it available.

Candle making is not really that hard, but you do have to be cautious (making candles involves high temperatures, flammable substances, and potentially harmful chemicals). The beginner should start with container candles (usually in tins or glass jars) as this will get you some experience working with waxes, wicks, dyes, and scents. Note that there are many different types of waxes (container, pillar, soy, gel) and scents (not all are all safe together). I would recommend that you look at some of the sites I provided links to, take a lesson, or buy an introduction book/video. There is a lot of good and bad information out there, please use caution.

http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&marketpl... (Kits & Videos)

http://www.candlesandsupplies.com (good for kits, supplies, info, videos, etc)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/candlemaki... (great on-line group)

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/candleques... (great on-line group)

http://candleandsoap.about.com/ (good instructions)

http://www.candlecauldron.com/ (a very informative site)

http://www.gatehousecandles.com/ (my site)

Hope this helps!