Making your candles certainly is cheaper and better than buying ready-made ones. By making your very own candles, you have the chance to show off your creativity in terms of colours and designs, and the best thing of all is that you know exactly what you put inside them. This is of vital importance, especially to those of you who love to use candles regularly. If you are one of them, why not consider the idea of making your own and choose from the many candle making starter kits?!
What Should a Candle Kit Contain?
Those of you who consider the idea of investing in such a kit should get to know the basics of ingredients that you need to start your candle-making journey. It really isn’t complicated, you just need to know which ones are in order to be able to make the right choice when looking through the many convenient, safe and easy-to-use candle making starter kits.
Wax
First things first, you should know that there’s a large selection of waxes from which you can choose and only by understanding them you’ll be able to choose the right one for your needs.
Soy wax is one of the most widely used types of wax over the years for so many reasons. First of all, it’s beginner-friendly, affordable, vegan and easy to use. Another great thing is that you don’t need any skills for using it and it melts at low temperatures. It has no scent which gives you the chance to create any kind of scent you want.
Beeswax is a wax that comes from honey farming. It has a naturally sweet scent and a high melting point. Both of these waxes are considered to be better and safer versions than paraffin which is mainly used for most readymade candles.
Paraffin is a colourless and soft wax derived from petroleum, oil shale or coal. Being mainly derived from petroleum means that when a candle burns, it may emit dangerous pollutants in the air. So, if you want to stay on the safer side of the story, you can always find a kit that contains soy or beeswax.
Fragrance Oils
Instead of using synthetic fragrance oils, it’s always better to invest in essential oils because they are natural and safer to use even when applied to candle wax. Nowadays you can choose literally from a large selection of essential oils that you can use on your own or in a combination with some others. If new to this, it might be better if you first take a sniff of them, but if this isn’t an option, you can always stick to the most basic and safest options like vanilla, fresh and citrusy fragrances like lemongrass, lemon, orange, mandarin, ocean breeze, eucalyptus, lavender, etc.
Colours
Regardless of the wax you choose, adding colours to it will make the candles more appealing. You can make them in one colour or you can add different colours and create an ombre or any other effect you want. Whether you put them in a container or not, having colourful candles is always better than having plain ones.
Containers and Moulds
Regardless of the type and size of candles, you want to make, for all of them, you’ll need suitable containers and moulds. When new to this, it’s always better to use moulds and containers as making these candles is straightforward which cannot be said the same when making pillar candles. Regarding the material itself, you can choose from glass, ceramic and tin instead of plastic because some of them can be easily melted. You can also use some silicone moulds, just make sure that they are safe and easy to use.
Wicks
A kit of this kind should also contain wicks, different types of wicks in fact. Your selection should be made on the types of candles you want to make, their sizes, shapes, colours, wax and the used fragrance essential oils. You can choose from the large selection of pre-cut and tabbed wicks, or you can choose from the ones in spools. Don’t forget to choose a kit that also contains wick tabs and wick holders for greater convenience.
Pouring Pots
Generally speaking, you can choose from different sizes of pouring pots and the ones you choose should mainly depend on your needs and level of experience of course.
Thermometer
This is an essential tool because it helps you monitor the wax temperature. For this purpose, you can use a simple version of a mercury thermometer or a digital or infrared thermometer. There really isn’t any difference in which one you choose you just need to have one so that you can melt the wax at the needed melting point.
Well, these are some of the most important things a kit of this kind should contain. The tools differ from your needs and preferences, so make sure to consult with a professional before making the final decision.
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