Candle Making Kits

Scented candles add a certain amount of elegance to any room, in fact they are usually the first thing you notice when you walk into a room. The candle light from any candle gives a room a romantic feeling, but when a fragrance is added to the room through a scented candle, the atmosphere in the room grows.

If you are wondering how to make homemade scented candles, then you are going to find out in this lens. Keep reading!!

You can use normal fragrance oil for your for your scented candles that is available in most good craft stores or hobby stores. Buying online is also a good option for a wider choice of oils for your scented candles. It is better to use oil rather then a water-bases or alcohol-based perfume in wax because most waxes are close to oil in their chemical composition.

Water and oil do not mix. So, by using water-based perfumes, the liquid will simply float to the bottom of your melted wax. The wonderful thing about scented candles is that the fragrance is noticed even when the candle is not lit. They make wonderful gifts and are appreciated even more when they are handmade. The process of making scented candles is the same as making regular candles.

You will need to consider which kind of wax you are going to use. There are several kinds of wax that are available today. There are natural waxes like soy, palm, or beeswax. There is also paraffin wax which is your basic wax that most candles are made of and there are also gel candles.

Both of these types of wax can be used to make scented candles also. Although, with gel candles, you have to consider how much fragrance you are planning to use before you choose your wax. Gel wax with a lesser density can not hold as much fragrance as gel wax with a higher density.

Continue reading at How to Make Homemade Scented Candles - Part 2