This easy tutorial will teach you how to make soy wax candles scented with fragrance or essential oils. Dried flowers make a pretty addition to your DIY soy candles too!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: DIY
Cuisine: Household
Author: Chrystal Johnson
Equipment
Candle pouring pitcher
Large pot of water
Wood spoon or stir stick
Scissors
Clothespins
Thermometer
Paper towels
Ingredients
1poundsoy wax flakes
1ouncefragrance oilor 15 mL essential oil
Candle jarsmason jars work great
Candle wicks
Wick stickersor hot glue gun
Rubbing alcoholin spray bottle
Instructions
Clean each of your jars with rubbing alcohol and a paper towel.
Hot glue or use a wick sticker to adhere a wick to the bottom of the container or containers you’ll be using as candle jars. Add a clothespin or other wick holder to each jar to keep the wick centered.
Add soy wax flakes to candle making pitcher (a double boiler works too) and melt wax over medium heat, stirring frequently, until completely melted and smooth. Continue heating until it reaches 185°F if using fragrance oil, or 135°F if you’re using essential oils.
Add 1 ounce of fragrance oil or essential oil to the melted wax and stir until well combined.
Set your jars out and add some dried flowers to the bottom of each jar. They’ll float to the top of the wax as it cools.
Allow to cool to 135° F, or just as the wax starts to look slightly opaque, then pour wax into the jars.