Scented candles increase the ambience of any room. If you are a romantic person, you will enjoy the warm aroma of scented candles. Your guests will be intoxicated with calm and well being. As you will appreciate, the flickering glow of any candle heightens the elegance of a room.

The subtle fragrance of scented candles will pep you up, even while the candle is unlit. So when you come home tired and frazzled, the aroma & flickering glow of a scented wax candle will relieve your tightness & lift your spirits.

Scented candles are great gifts for every season and all occasions; especially when they are hand crafted by yours truely.

1. Choose Your [Candle Making Fragrance

The basics of {making scented candles} are more or less the same as for ordinary wax candles. Start by choosing your wax. These days the market offers a versatile range of wax, starting from natural waxes made from beeswax, palm or soy and on to gel or paraffin wax. You should decide on the fragrance intensity of your candles before selecting your wax. For example, in case of gel candles, gel wax with less density holds less fragrance compared to gel wax with higher density.

3. The Act of Making Scented Style Candles

Now we’ll go through the process of creating aromatic candles.

The first step is to melt your wax. For this purpose, a double boiler can be used. That means put the wax in a small pot. Now place that container into a slightly larger pot partially filled with water. You may now heat the water. Use a thermometer to ensure the wax is not burnt. Maintain the temperature at a constant 170-180 degrees F.

When the wax is melted, put a wick in the mold & take the wax from the heat source. Next add your fragrance oil. A mixture of 1 ounce fragrance oil to 1 pound wax will produce a fragrance that permeates your candle up to 6% of its density. Be aware that greater amounts of fragrance will cause the candle to burn out sooner owing to higher liquid density of the candle.

Now pour the melted wax mixture into your mold. The only job left is to let it cool before removing your candle from it’s mold.

Congratulations! You’re finished!

4. Experiment as You Go

You will gain great expertise in all phases of candle making once you start experimenting. By using different fragrances and colors, you will perfect the art of candle making and thoroughly enjoy the process.

It’s a great feeling to gift your friends with a {homemade scented candle} knowing that they will find the fragrant essences both relaxing and invigorating.