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Aromatic candles heighten the ambience of any room in the house. If you are a romantic kind of person, you’ll appreciate the aroma of these scented wax masterpieces. You and your guests will be treated to a sense of calm and well being. As you will appreciate, the flickering glow of any candle heightens the elegance of a room.

The warm fragrance of a scented candle will lift your spirts, even when the candle is not lit. So when you come home tired and worn out from the day, the presence of the perfumed candles tend to unwind you and make you feel uplifted.

Scented candles are wonderful gifts for any occasion and/or season, especially when made by your own hands.

1. Choose Your {Fragrance For Candle Making}

Fragrance oil is available in virtually any craft shop. You can also look for it on the internet. I would suggest that you opt for fragrance oils rather than going for cheap water or alcohol based fragrances. Since your wax mix will be oil based, your fragrance should also be oil based. Why? Oil and water do not mix so a water based perfume will not mix properly with the oil based wax.

2. Pick Your Wax

The basics of {making scented candles} are more or less the same as for ordinary wax candles. Start by selecting your wax. The current day market offers a versatile range of wax starting with beeswax, palm or soy & moving on to gel or paraffin wax. You should decide on the fragrance intensity of your candles before selecting your wax. For instance, 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 that we’ve talked about waxes, let’s discuss the method for creating scented candles.

The first job is to melt the wax. Use a double boiler for this purpose. Which means put the wax in a small pot. Then put that container inside a slightly larger pot containing water. Next step – heat the water. Use a thermometer so as not to burn the wax. The temperature should be maintained at 170-180 degrees Fahrenheit.

After the wax is melted, insert a wick into the mold and remove your wax from it’s source of heat. Next add the fragrance oil that you’ve selected. One ounce fragrance oil to 1 pound wax will create a 6% fragrance. Be aware that greater amounts of fragrance will cause the candle to burn out sooner because it has a higher liquid density.

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

Congratulations, well done!

4. Experiment as You Go

You will develop expertise in all aspects of the candle craft when 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 award your loved ones with a {scented homemade candle} knowing that they will find the fragrant essences both relaxing and invigorating.

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