Make Better Candles, One Step at a Time

Making candles is both a science and an art. Even after choosing the right wax, fragrance, wick, and container, you may still encounter problems like frosting, sinkholes, tunneling, wet spots, or uneven candle tops. The good news is that most candle imperfections have a clear cause and can be fixed with small adjustments to your…

This is probably everyone’s least fun aspect of candle-making. After testing new fragrances, molds, waxes, or colors, you may be left with dirty pitchers, leftover wax, spilled fragrance on your scale, or a wax-covered mixer and piping bag (if you’ve made whipped wax). We’ve all been there. The good news is that cleaning candle-making equipment…

One of the first questions every candle maker asks is, “How much wax do I actually need for my jar/mold?” If you use too little you will have to make another batch which might not match the color of your original one, and if you make too much, you have to figure out what to…

In this guide, you’ll learn how to calculate fragrance oil for candles and recommended fragrance percentages for different waxes. Adding too little fragrance oil can result in a weak scent throw, while adding too much can cause issues such as sweating, poor burning, and fragrance separation. This is why it is important to understanding fragrance…