Just wondering. There are some resources online but is it even worth attempting?
Decades ago (after a divorce, when I was redisovering my creative side) I made candles. Pillars and votives with essential oils in them. And as a family project, my (then) young boys and I rolled up frankincense and myrrh resin in sheets of beeswax to make pillar candles for Christmas gifts. None of those projects were very cost effective - but they were fun! lol So the answer as to whether or not candle making is worth attempting really depends on why you're considering it.
For myself, if I'm looking for general purpose candles to have in case of emergency, those religious candles that Weedy mentioned are what I tend to pick up - they're always ending up in the clearance section of our grocery store for 50 cents for the tall ones. Or sometimes I find those 100 hour candles pretty cheap on Emergency Essentials in their overstock section - not too often, but enough that I have a good stash.
However, I do have a bag of beeswax beads waiting for me to make candles out of them. I want to make some beeswax tea lights with essential oils. But that's strictly because I enjoy the idea of different essential oil blends in beeswax - there's nothing cost effective about using beeswax to make candles.
When I made my jar candles I got 10lbs of soy wax for $8. The wicking was $2 for 6'. For $10 I made 12 candles and have wax and wicking left over for a bunch more. Way cheaper for me than buying dollar store candles.
Where do you get your soy wax? Gotta link? A friend of mine makes soy candles and sells them.When I made my jar candles I got 10lbs of soy wax for $8. The wicking was $2 for 6'. For $10 I made 12 candles and have wax and wicking left over for a bunch more. Way cheaper for me than buying dollar store candles.
I have a bag of the beeswax beads as well. I use it purely for personal care recipes. I am so stingy with them I keep them hidden in the back of the fridge.
Where do you get your soy wax? Gotta link? A friend of mine makes soy candles and sells them.
I’ve made my own candles for years.
Usually collect candles and wax blocks at thrift stores. Then make my own. Also make fire starters out of our drier lint, old unusable egg cartons and used wax.
Everyone saves there wax remnants for us too.
Tell me more about dryer lint fire starters please.
I will start a thread on itTell me more about dryer lint fire starters please.
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