How to Make Votive Candles
Executive Summary about How to Make Candles by Dolores Attwood
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Votive candles were originally used as devotional candles in churches and other places of worship.
Remember that a votive candle, although similar to a pillar candle, is actually a container candle without its container.
Equipment Tips for Votive Candles
Before poring your melted wax into the mold I recommend that you heat your votive molds to about 150F.
Troubleshooting Tips for Votive Candles
Does your candle burn straight down the middle?
If your candle burns straight down the middle you’ve probably used to small a wick for the melting point of your wax.
Next time use wax with a lower melting point or use a larger wick.
This usually means your wick is too large, so try using a smaller wick.
How to Make Beeswax Candles
Beeswax candles have distinctive sweet smells, very different from those made from petroleum-derived paraffin.
Equipment Tips for Beeswax Candles
Because beeswax can be molded by hand temperature alone it’s ideal for teaching kids the fun experience of making their own candles.
Troubleshooting Tips for Beeswax Candles
When burned in a draft free environment with a wick trimmed to one quarter of an inch, a beeswax candle will burn bright and clean without smoke or soot.
While there are not any candles that should be allowed to burn unattended, beeswax candles burn safer than others with minimal maintenance.
Beeswax candles are naturally drip free and do not require chemicals to make them drip less like paraffin candles.
The molecular structure and higher melting point of beeswax makes beeswax candles much better at holding their wax pool.
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