| Few would argue that candles help to transform a | | | | containers. The right custom blended paraffin waxes |
| house into a home. Their warmth and beauty, | | | | can hold up to 12 percent fragrance load per pound. |
| combined with their wonderful fragrances, add a | | | | Similarly, soy-based wax blends can produce beautiful |
| personal touch that can help you relax at the end of | | | | container candles with a creamy appearance - without |
| the day, create an intimate setting for a dinner party, or | | | | the need for curing. |
| pave the way for a romantic evening. Candles also | | | | Pure soy flake wax can be used for container |
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| think of you whenever she lights them. But while | | | | beads of palm wax works well for votive and pillar |
| shopping for candles is enjoyable, making your own | | | | candles. Beeswax pellets can be added to soy and |
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| candles for your own home and to give as gifts, but | | | | Candle Additives |
| you may even decide to start your own business and | | | | Although all candles are beautiful, adding colors and |
| sell candles for a profit. | | | | fragrances to your candles are a way to express |
| Start with a Kit | | | | your creativity and give them your special signature. |
| Making candles is easier than you'd think, providing you | | | | The best - and least expensive - place to buy dyes |
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| you, step-by-step, through the process. A typical kit | | | | of name brand scents. Likewise, the supplier should |
| might contain 11 pounds of wax, a wax cutter, a | | | | have around two dozen different dyes that you can |
| pouring pot, a thermometer, a wooden spoon, | | | | add to your candles, along with a color wheel to help |
| measuring tools, a color wheel, wicks and wick | | | | you mix hues, tints, and tones. When selecting candle |
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| The best kits will also include your choice of up to five | | | | point greater than 300 degrees Fahrenheit, that are |
| different fragrance oils and three liquid dye colors. | | | | eco-friendly, and that are compatible with soy, palm |
| Choosing Your Wax | | | | paraffin, and blended waxes. |
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| making. For example, the type of wax you use | | | | creating your own signature candles and adding a |
| depends upon the kind of candles you are interested in | | | | warm glow to your home and the homes of your |
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