Wholesale Candle Making Supplies

Wholesale Candle Making Supplies

If this is your first candle making project, congratulations this is a good place to start…

The advantage of using candle making kits is that you get just the right amount of supplies for your creations.

The candle making kit supplies just the right amount of materials needed.

Candle making kits allow you to learn by testing out new and different methods without paying a fortune for supplies.

OK. Let’s break the basics into simple bit size pieces.

Candle Wax: Candle wax is the most essential element in candle making.

• The most common type of wax used is paraffin wax, its easy to find paraffin wax and inexpensive.
• Paraffin wax is a petroleum based wax that is valued for its odorless smoke and ability to retain shape.

Beeswax is my personal favorite and also very popular because it is a natural wax with a beautiful natural texture and scent.

• Beeswax is known for producing longer burn times.
• Beeswax is more expensive than paraffin, more likely to stick in candle molds and more difficult to scent.

Soy wax is becoming incredibly popular among candle makers as its a natural ingredient, less expensive than beeswax, environmentally friendly, slow melting, easy to scent, and gives off less soot when burning.

Candle Wicks: The type of wick you select for a candle depends on the type of wax you are working with, how large the finished candle will be, and how much fragrance you want as a end result…

Candle wicks can vary according to thickness and material:

• Thicker wicks burn with larger flames, melting the candle wax faster.
• Thinner wicks burn with a smaller flame which depending on your candle size can result in only the inner portion of the candle melting.

Candle Dyes: Colors and dye come in a variety of forms including chips, flakes, liquids, crystals and powders.

• All dyes have to be handled carefully because it’s concentrated it will stain almost anything.
• When working with dyes always be careful not too add too much as this will affect how your candle burns.
• Also, do not overheat the dye as this can cause the color to become unstable and you’ll see your candles change colors a couple days later.

Candle Making Fragrance: The fragrance or scent can be purchased in solid or liquid format. Some people also prefer to use natural herbs.

Tip: Be careful not to add to much fragrance to your candles as this can cause the candle wax to take on a rough or pitted surface texture.

Also, make sure you add the fragrance as the last step or some of the scent  evaporates.

If you want more information about making scented candles, check out this new guide on how to make scented candles.

Wholesale Candle Making Supplies