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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye

So, you have decided to indulge in candle making using soywax. Go frontward and enjoy. It is an adept indulgence that will give you immense joy and new experience every time. However, you should know a few things and take certain precautions.

Things you should know

First and foremost, register in your mind that all soy wax is not the same. Your soy wax candle making will vary depending on the temperature prerequisites of the maker of soy wax. Soy wax is different, so you must check the recommended temperatures for different soy wax for candle making.

Precaution to be taken

Always remember that electronic instrumentation and soy wax cannot be together. Rather, to put it straight, soy wax, or any wax for that matter, is really quite dangerous for your dear instrumentation and must not be kept away from your equipment.

The Candle Making Process

First decide upon the quantity of candles that you are going to make. Then, make an estimate of the quantity of soy wax you will require to make that many candles. On a rough estimate, about a pound of soy wax would melt and give you about sixteen ounces of liquid wax. Next consider the size of your jar. Now you can guess how much candles you can or wish to make from a pound of soy wax.

Now is time for calibration of the jar. You can do this using water to fill it and then note down the quantity in ounces. It will assistance you decide about the amount of soy wax for candle making that you will require.

Next step is to melt the wax at the recommended temperature, and then let it cool to a specified temperature. Then you can add a fragrance of your choice.

Now, stir the admixture a few times before you actually begin to pour it. The correct time to start pouring the candles is if the wax starts to cool to the suggested temperature or when it begins to change in consistency.

Wait for about 15 minutes before you start the process of making layers and marble your candles. Also wait for about same time in between making of every next layer.

There are different techniques to make your candles stand out from the crowd. You can use labels, ribbons, stickers and even charms to the containers. Such additions will also make your product look exciting.