How to Make Soy Candles

In this article we teach you how to make soy candles that are not only strong and enduring, but also burn brightly while looking attractive and colorful. To be able to make soy candles you need to purchase soy votive. A single votive will yield approximately 2 oz of wax.

Once you have purchased the soy votives, you need to buy a kettle or any such utensil in which you can melt the wax. One of the most important instructions on how to make soy candles is to use the double boiling method because melting wax directly in a single pan from a flame can be extremely dangerous because wax can burst into flames beyond a certain limit. While any kettle will serve the purpose well, it is important that it comes with a thermometer attached because you will need to keep a precise track of the temperature and working on estimations and assumptions can be extremely dangerous.

Using the thermometer, note when the temperature is between 170 and 180 degree as this is the time to add the color dye to the melting wax. While learning how to make soy candles keep in mind not to use crayons, food colorings, paints or soap as they are not suitable for molecular binding with the soy wax. It is better to purchase dyes for this specific purpose as they have a higher concentration of color and only a small number of drops are required to yield rich, vibrant color. It is important to add the color dyes slowly while stirring the mixture. This way each drop of the dye is able to bind itself properly to the wax and form a smooth, even and homogeneous mixture instead of clumping or getting concentrated unevenly in the wax.

Our next instruction of how to make soy candles deals with the process of making scented candles. Scented candles, as we all are aware, have a charm of their own. A well made scented candle can fill the room with a delicious aroma and fragrance as it burns away slowly and can help to drastically alter the mood and ambiance of any room. For making scented soy candles one must purchase fragrance oil from an arts and crafts supplies store. When the wax is at about 175 degrees one can begin to add the fragrance oil slowly. The oil should be mixed into the wax and stirred for 3 minutes to allow it to bind well with the soy wax.