Candles are a popular selling item and can be very easy to sell. Almost everyone loves the beauty and wonderful sent of a decorative candle. Perhaps one reason that they are a popular gift item is that they bring beauty to any environment that they are in.

From a money making point of view, candle making is an excellent business to get into because they generate repeat and ongoing sales – simply because they constantly need to be replaced!

Also, special occasions are perfect opportunities to make money candle making. Nothing creates a festive mood during any holiday like the sweet smelling scent of a scented candle.

To make money selling candles, is to make money selling something to people that makes them happy and feel good! However, in order to start and market your hand-made candles. You must be able to compete with cheaper, less stylish mass-produced and often imported products. But, with some thought and work, you can do it!

In your home based business selling candles, you’ll quickly learn that you can do all kinds of things with candles. You can dip them, mold them, roll them, fuse them, layer them, sculpture them or any combination of all those processes. They can be colored by using dye, paint or tint on the outside OR the inside. You can scent them or embed materials such as beads or shells in them. They can be coated or whipped.

Making candles isn’t complicated. It does require time and attention to detail just to keep yourself safe and to make good quality products. For example, when you’re melting the wax, you need to know that wax can catch fire easily. Remember, raw wax is melted and brought to about 180 degrees Fahrenheit. That’s pretty hot!

Another thing to remember is while the wax is melting, all of the additives are added. These might include: stearic acid, coloring and scents. While the wax and additives are melting, you have to make sure that the mold is cleaned and sprayed with release (silicon). Then you need to insert a wick from the bottom and tie it to a stick across the top. The hole in the bottom is sealed with clay.

There are a TON of ways to make candles and make them very attractive and very marketable. Really, the only thing you need to do to get started is to order some supplies and start your business as just a hobby.  You can get a basic stater kit here. They offer a complete candle making kits contains all the supplies you need to start candle crafting. Many scent/color combinations are available for you to experiment with.

Once you’re ready to get into candle making full swing, you’ll want to get your wax from as close to home as possible to save on freight (you’ll need about 50lbs. to start). After you’ve made all your beginner mistakes and feel more confident of your candle-making abilities and you have a pretty good idea of the market, you’re ready to consider making it a business.

Create yourself some samples, take some pictures of them and go out and sell them to friends, neighbors, whoever you can find. Selling to friends and neighbors is one of the best ways to get started in any business. 16 year-old Justin Avery and 12 year-old Leanna Archer started out selling to their friends and neighbors, and went on to make hundreds of thousands of dollars!

In the next post on this subject, we’ll cover marketing strategies for your candle making business.

Candle Making Resources:

How To Make Soy Candles

101 Gel Candle Recipes

Step by Step Guide to Candle Making

About Amber: My name is Amber and I'm the Editor of TeenMoneyMakingIdeas.Com. As a teenager, I started making money when I was 13 years old. I had all the typical jobs that teenagers have such as working in fast food joints and retail stores. At 19, I formed my own cosmetics company. And shortly after that I started my own import business. Now I'm earning money online. Join me as I discuss all the ways I've discovered for teens to make money. Read more about me here.

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