If you want to start a candle making home-based business, you should learn how to make aromatherapy candles. Aromatherapy candles are the hottest products in the candle making industry. In today’s day and age, people lead stress filled lives and have lots of aches and pains. These candles can help people feel rejuvenated and so, lots of people are interested in buying aromatherapy candles due to their therapeutic qualities.

You will require the following materials to make aromatherapy candles. These materials are available at Northstar3c.com and Southern Scentsations.

• hot plate or stove top
• double boiler setup
• 1 to 1.5 lbs of soy wax
• candy/candle thermometer
• candle wick
• candle mold
• mold sealer
• work space clear of inflammable items
• newspaper
• long thin rod (e.g. knitting needle, chopstick, pencil etc.)
• candle color of your choice
• candle fragrance oils like vanilla, clove, lavender, orange chiffon, rose petals, pumpkin cheesecake, water blossom ivy, grapefruit, peppermint, lemongrass, eucalyptus etc. You can find a wide range of candle fragrance oils at  fragranceoilsuppliers.com
• toothpick
• baking soda (to put off fire, if need be)

Here is the guide on how to make aromatherapy candles.

1. Prepare a workspace clear of inflammable items, by laying down old newspapers. If the molten wax spills over, you can just throw the newspapers once the candle making process is complete.

2. Insert about 0.5 inch of the candle wick into the hole at the bottom of the candle mold. Now roll this section of the wick around your finger. Using some mold sealer, seal the hole and cover the coiled wick. This is to ensure that molten wax does not ooze out of the hole.

candle molds

mold sealer

3. Pull the other end of the wick upwards such that the wick is taut and then, tie it to a long thin rod like a pencil or knitting needle. Place the long rod on the candle mold’s top.

4. Set up the double boiler on a hot plate or stove, and drop the soy wax chips/chunks into the double boiler. I prefer to use soy wax, as it comes out of the candle mold easily and is ideal for making aromatherapy candles.

Simple double boiler using an old sauce pan containing water, and a
meting pot

Soy Container Wax

5. You will find that the wax melts between 150-200 degrees. You would have to use a candy/candle thermometer to check the temperature of the wax in the double boiler. Once the wax melts, turn off the stove.

Pouring Pot

candle thermometer

6. Prior to removing the molten wax from the heat, add the candle color and the fragrance oil of your choice. About 1/8 cup (30ml) of essential oil is normally enough. You can use candle fragrance oils like lavender, vanilla, clove, rose petals, pumpkin cheesecake, water blossom ivy, grapefruit, peppermint, lemongrass, eucalyptus etc. It’s great to select candle colors as per the fragrance oil you plan to use. For instance, blue lavender candles, red or pink rose candles, cream colored vanilla candles, purple jasmine candles, deep maroon clove aroma candles and so on. You can find a wide range of candle fragrance oils at fragranceoilsuppliers.com.

7. Remove the molten wax mixture from the heat and continue to stir till all the ingredients blend.

8. Pour the mixture into the candle mold and allow it to cool naturally for about 30-45 minutes. When you see that the top layer has thickened, make holes near the wick using a toothpick to allow the air to escape.

9. Once the candle has cooled completely, remove the mold sealer from the bottom of the mold. Uncoil and stretch the 0.5 inch wick. You can then easily pull the aromatherapy candle out of the mold.

10.  Untie the wick from the long thin rod and cut off the excess wick, leaving about 0.25 inch. Cut the excess wick from the candle’s bottom.

Now that you know how to make aromatherapy candles, there are some fire safety instructions that you must never forget.

• Workspace must be free of inflammable items at all times.
• Never melt wax on the stove top/hot plate directly. Use a double boiler setup.
• Never leave the wax unattended, while melting it in the double boiler.
• If the wax catches fire, never douse it with water. Make use of baking soda.

You can get tons of marketing ideas to sell your aromatherapy candles at the following two links.

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If you liked this, I am sure you would love to check out how to make a votive candle and how to make a molded candle.

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