Finding Candle Making Instructions

If you are looking for candle making instructions, a good place to look is on the Internet. Punching in key words such as how to make candles, how to make soy candles, beeswax candles or gel candles should turn up the appropriate candle making instructions. There are also many good books on the market that tell you how to make candles.

The candle making instructions for making paraffin candles, beeswax candles, gel candles and soy candles vary slightly.
Perhaps the most important distinction is that paraffin and beeswax candles tend to be freestanding objects whereas gel and soy candles need to be poured into jars.

Candle wax is sold as sheets, blocks, pearls, flakes and granulated crystals. Gel is sold as flakes or as gels and
soy is sold as flakes or blocks. Beeswax is sold in blocks, pearls, flakes and also as sheets in which a wick can be rolled up to create a beeswax candle.

There are no real rules to candle making, except to follow the candle making instructions, which are usually included
with the gel, beeswax, paraffin or soy purchase. Beginners might want to follow the candle making instructions that come with a candle making kit.

There are many factors that affect the finished product including the type of wick, the kind of candle wax, temperature, additives, the type of candle molds, dye and fragrance.

Make your own candle making instructions by examining the type and quantity of wax, the type and quantity of additives (such as luster crystals), the type and quantity of fragrance, the type and size of wick, the type and quality of the candle molds and the pouring temperature of the candle wax.

Then all you need to do is melt the wax in a double boiler to the desired temperature, pour the wax into your mold or container, place the wick