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We have Instructions For Making:

• Container Candles
• Tealight Candles
• Wax Melts
• Diffusers

How to make a candle

Preparation Firstly decide on the container you want to use to make your candle.  Make sure it is heat resistant, (all containers in the kits are heat resistant and flame resistant) also that it is nice and clean, and dry. Make sure the area you are going to be working on will cope with spills and dye etc.  It is worth protecting the area and having kitchen roll or similar to hand to mop up any spillage. Please read the safety precautions before commencing with your candle making.  Stick the glue tab to the metal base (sustainer) of the pre-waxed wick and then stick firmly to the base of your container.  

Prepare the wax You may have a melter, a Bain- Marie or you can use a double boiler method by placing a smaller bowl in a pan of boiling water. Now put your wax in the smaller bowl and place carefully into the larger pan and the wax will start to melt.  Make sure you check the larger pan does not boil dry. Your wax needs to get to between 55°C and 60°C, so you will have to keep checking the temperature of the wax with your wax thermometer. 

Then add your dye, making sure you stir it in well, until it has dissolved completely.    

Then add the fragrance oil as desired.  We recommend adding approx. 5ml per 100grams for our fragrances.  Stir gently.  Your wax is now ready to pour. 

Pouring the Wax With your melted wax at the correct temperature (approx. 60°C), carefully fill your container to the desired level.  Make sure you leave approx. 1cm from the top of your container for your wick to stick 1cm above where the wax will solidify to.  It is worth saving about 20% of the wax you have melted, for a second or may be third pour.   

Candles can take from 5 hours – 8 hours to cool and solidify.  Of course, if you can leave them overnight they will have a chance to solidify completely. 

Allow the wax to cool before proceeding.  The saved wax can then be used if, the wax when cool has sunk around the wick.  Just heat up the saved wax from earlier, heat to 70°C.  We use a higher temperature for the second pour because it increases the adhesion between layers of wax. Fill the tunnelling up and cover the top of the candle by approx. 1mm.   This will give a smooth professional fish to your candle. 

Well done you have made your first Candle! 

How to make a tealight

Preparation Ensure your container is clean and dry. Make sure the area you are going to be working on will cope with spills and dye etc.  It is worth protecting the area and having kitchen roll or similar to hand to mop any spillage up easily. Please read the safety precautions on the back page before commencing with your candle making.  Stick the glue tab to the metal base (sustainer) of the pre-waxed wick and then stick firmly to the base of your container.  

Prepare the wax You may have a melter , a Bain- Marie or you can use a double boiler method by placing a smaller pan in a pan of boiling water. Now put your wax in the smaller pan and place carefully into the larger pan and the wax will start to melt.  Make sure you check the larger pan does not boil dry. Your wax needs to get to between 55°C and 60°C, so you will have to keep checking the temperature of the wax with your wax thermometer. 

Then add your dye, making sure you stir it in well until it has dissolved completely.    

Then add the fragrance oil as desired.  We recommend adding approx. 5ml per 100grams for our fragrances.  Stir gently.  Your wax is now ready to pour. 

Pouring the Wax With your wax ready, carefully fill the mould to within 5-7mm of the top.  TIP - Save about 30% of the wax in the pouring pitcher for second pour as described below. DO NOT return it to the heat source yet.  

Allow the wax to partially cool before proceeding. For tea-light candles this won't be too long but will vary depending on ambient temperature. When the wax has cooled sufficiently and starts to change colour at the surface around the edges, push each wick into the wax and ensure they are as close to the middle as possible. Wait for the wax to cool more, perhaps another 5 minutes, TIP - Ensuring the wick stays central. Then, with the wax that you saved from the previous step, melt it back down. Re-pour and fill to the edge of the mould. TIP - Again, check the wick is central.  

Once your candle has completely cooled, gently press the bottom of the mould and the tea-light candle will pop out. Trim the wick to ¼"  (5mm). Place in a tea-light container. 

 

How to make a wax melt

Preparation Firstly decide on the mould you want to use to make your wax melt.  Ensure that it is clean and dry. Make sure the area you are going to be working on will cope with spills and dye etc.  It is worth protecting the area and having kitchen roll or similar to hand to mop any spillage up easily. Please read the safety precautions before commencing with your candle making.    

Prepare the wax You may have a melter, a Bain- Marie or you can use a double boiler method by placing a smaller pan in a pan of boiling water. Now put your wax in the smaller pan and place carefully into the larger pan and the wax will start to melt.  Make sure you check the larger pan does not boil dry. Your wax needs to get to between 55°C and 60°C, so you will have to keep checking the temperature of the wax with your wax thermometer.    

Then add your dye, making sure you stir it in well until it has dissolved completely.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Then add the fragrance oil as desired.  We recommend adding approx. 5ml per 100grams for our fragrances.  Stir gently.  Your wax is now ready to pour. 

Pouring the Wax With your melted wax at the correct temperature (approx. 60°C), Pour the wax into the moulds, leaving about 2mm gap at the top. This is because the wax will shrink and drop in the middle. Let the wax cool slightly, for approx. 10-15 minutes, then carry out a second pour to just below the top of the mould.    TIP - This should leave a smoother finish at the top making the wax melt have a more professional finish. Let the wax fully cool. It will shrink and self-release from the mould 

 

Note. Sometimes a little oil will be left in the bottom. This means the scent has saturated the wax and separated out when cooling. 

 

How to Make a Reed Diffuser 

Diffusers are the perfect addition to you candle collection. You get the same joys of the lovely fragrance you chose in your room and don’t have to be lit. with various if not all fragrances readily available to use, you also have some amazing shaped bottles, various colour reeds and even our new diffuser flowers 

Ingredients needed to make a reed diffuser: 

Weighing scale 
2x Jug 
100ml diffuser bottle 
Diffuser bottle plug 
Diffuser cap 
Diffuser Reeds/flower
20 grams fragrance oil  
80 grams reed diffuser base oil   

How to Make a Reed Diffuser: 
-Collect all the items you need. 
-Clean your diffuser bottle.  
-Weigh out 80g of diffuser base oil into one pouring jug.   
-Measure out 20g of fragrance oil into the second pouring jug.  
-Mix the fragrance oil into the diffuser base and gently stir together and ensure that the liquids mix well.  
-Pour the liquid from the jug into your diffuser bottle. 
-If you are selling your diffuser, add the plug to the neck of your bottle and then screw on the lid, add the reeds and your diffuser is ready to ship. 
-If your diffuser is for personal use, screw the cap on and insert your reeds or flower and place in your home.  

 It is important to measure your fragrance oils in grams as different weights. The maximum percentage of fragrance to diffuser base is 25% anymore and the fragrance will clog the reeds and stop the scent from travelling up the reeds.  

 

Wicks

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