How To Make Beeswax Candles

Let me walk you through how to make a beeswax candle! All you need is beeswax, coconut oil, and essential oils to whip up your own candles. You will have a flickering candle that offers an amazing aroma to fill your home. You will find that homemade beeswax candles are a safer and natural way to take part in candle making.

Grab you a glass jar and supplies and work on making some homemade candles for your home, or even to gift to loved ones. These make great birthday or holiday gifts. Also learn how to make easy lip balm, or this whipped body butter.

Why Make Your Own Beeswax Candles?

Making a beeswax candle is a great way to purify the air in your home. Burning the pure beeswax candle it improves indoor air quality as it releases negative ions which help to reduce the dander, dust, and other items floating in our air. You will find that using paraffin candles that are store-bought release toxic carcinogens in the air.

When you burn a homemade candle there are no carcinogens being released. Plus you get to control the fragrance oils used for making the candle.

What Do You Need For This Beeswax Candle Recipe

Beeswax – You can find beeswax online that you ship to your home, craft stores, or reach out to a local beekeeper and tell them you are looking to buy wax for diy beeswax candles and you might be able to get a good price.

Coconut Oil – I find that coconut oil is a great oil to use when you are working with hot wax and making candles. It mixes great with the wax without taking on excess odor.

Mason Jars – I used mason jars but you can use any other style of candle jars or candle tins you would like.

Candle Wicks – SO I used a classic candle wick. Make sure to use the correct wick size for your size of candle you are making.

Bamboo Skewer or Sticks – You are going to use the skewer to help hold the wick in place. Now if you don’t have a skewer a pencil or stick works great as well.

Essential Oils – You are welcome to pick and choose whatever oils you prefer. (Here are some of my favorites.) Lavender, peppermint, lemon, orange, are all very popular fragrances. Or if you want mix some different oils together to create a blended fragrance.

How to Make A Beeswax Candle

The first step is to secure the wicks in the jars with an adhesive. I purchased a candle making kit that came with adhesive stickers that fit on the wicks.

Next, you will melt down your wax. I use a double boiler for this but you can melt your wax in a disposable metal can if you like. Beeswax is difficult to clean so you may want to use a disposable container for melting your wax in.

Heat the wax over medium heat and make sure that you stir your wax as it melts. Once the wax is melted, remove it from the heat and add in the coconut oil. Stir to incorporate.

Next add in the essential oils you would like. Add 40-60 drops as you can control how mild or strong the aroma is. I find the oils are great compared to artificial scents.

Carefully pour the melted beeswax oil into the jars.

Use a stick or bamboo skewer to hold the wick in the center of the candle. This is an important step because if you don’t secure the whisk it will fall into the candle.

Once the candle is fully set, trim the wick and then burn the candle if you would like.

DIY Beeswax Candles FAQ

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