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Soy Wax Melting Safety Tips For Scented Soy Candles

Here is what not to do when you burn your soy candles

Halloween, Christmas and Thanksgiving are coming soon, and more people make, use, and give candles as gifts then any other time of the year. So I just wanted to urge everyone not to forget safety concerns.

Learn how long to burn soy candles, how to trim the candle wicks each time, and how to prevent tunneling which the candle on the left exhibits.  When candle wax burns down to the base of a glass container, there is a risk the glass could shatter from the heat. The spilling wax, and flames could start a fire. (Click here for more safety tips)

When you work with flammable candle wax making candles you must be extremely vigilant, and NEVER get distracted for any reason.

This is just one of the many reasons, I only make candles using soy wax. Although soy candle wax has a higher flash point than paraffin wax, spontaneous combustion will still occur if the wax is allowed to overheat. 

The melting point of soy wax is normally between temperatures of 110°F and 130 °F. While water boils at 212° F, well below flash point’s of soy waxes, or paraffin wax.

Understanding the flash point of  every wax you use is very important. Each one can be different. When any wax reaches it’s given flash point it will burst into flames by itself. You must understand the wax may not bubble or smoke, and when it explodes flaming wax can be thrown in every direction.

Avoid this potential catastrophe! Don’t risk burning down your home, or serious injury. Always use a double boiler, or a candle wax melter when you are making your candles, and follow all candle making instructions, and read any instructions from the candle wax  manufacturer. A word to the wise – if the wax is smoking it’s too hot .

Never melt wax in a microwave! You cannot control the temperature wax is heated up to, and microwaves vary tremendously in output strength. For example, the butter in my microwave peanut brittle recipe burns in one microwave, and does not finish cooking in another microwave because of lower wattage.

Several soy waxes I’ve looked at recently have flash points between 450°F and 600°F.  In comparison, many paraffin waxes list flash points near 395°F.  The melting point of soy wax between temperatures of 110°F and 130 °F

Just one more thing. Never burn candles in front of open windows where curtains may be blown towards them from a breeze. Never burn candles where children or pets are, because they will always do the unexpected.

Let’s have a happy, healthy, wealthy, and joyously prosperous holiday season!

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Soy Wax Candles In Teacups Another Great Soy Candle Gift Idea

Gift idea soy candle in a teacup

Make A Soy Teacup Candle

Many ”beautiful” Teacups and Saucers can be found in thrift stores. They make a really beautiful addition to any product line you might be trying to sell, or just to use as a great gift for birthdays, holidays, or perhaps a special occasion.

Here are items you will need to make Teacup Candles:

You Will Need The Following:

1. Teacups (the saucer is optional)  I found these at the local Salvation Army Thrift Store. 
2. Soy Candle Container Wax (I buy mine from Candlewic.) 
3. Candle Wick (Make sure the wick will be a minimum of 1″ taller than the top of the teacup)
4. Candle dye and Candle Scent (optional)
5. Stacking Pour Pots (Make a double boiler)
6. Thermometer
7. Hot Glue Gun

Teacup Soy Candle Directions:

Set a Candlewick In Your Soy Teacup Container

1. First wash saucer and teacup, and wipe them completely dry.

(You don’t want water in the wax, or water spots on your finished teacup or saucer.)

2. Select a candle wick, adhere it to the bottom center of the teacup using your hot glue gun. (I use a the hollowed out portion of a bic pen, run my candlewick into it, because it makes it easier to press the wick in place exactly where i want it.)

3.  Center your candle wick and hold it in place on the top of the candle container. (I use the glue to hold the wick on the dowel, and a bit on the side of the container to hold the dowel centered while I am making the candle).

4. Add wax into your double boiler, melt it, and add dye and fragrance following a soy candle recipe, or manufacture’s directions.

5. Pour melted wax into your teacup container.

6. Let candle cure for a minimum of 24-48 hours before lighting.

Scented Soy Candles Teacup Candle

7. Trim candle wick to 1/4 inch before lighting it.

To give you a better idea on how inexpensive it was for me to buy two sets of teacups, I bought two separate cups and saucers for only $2.00.  When I am making these candles at home, I will make up more than one type of candle in different containers to maximize my time.  Because they are unique, and can be gift wrapped very nicely, these will quickly sell for a nice little profit.

Making scented soy candles can be a very lucrative home based business model, for more information on how to get started including writing a business plan, scenting your soy candles, complete instructional guide books on how to make soy candles and tealights can be found on the homepage of Scented Soy Candles. Click here.

Here is a great soy candle making kit

Soy Candle Making Kits - Start Making Candles From Home Fast

I found a quick little article talking about the pricing of  soy candle kits so since I have taken the past couple of weeks off, wanted to point a link at the bottom of this post to it.)

Candlewic has some really nice candle making starter kits.    So I wanted to show you a picture of one that I purchased from them when I was first starting out. 

Click here for Candlewic link.  

My candle supply page shows my favorite  soy candle wax supplier, Candlewic. Candlewic features Candle Making Kits. Banner links directly to Candlewic for your convenience, so you will immediately be delivered to Candlewic’s website.

At the top of Candlewic’s page is a tab to their  candle making kits. Not all of their candle making kits are made with soy candlewax, so there is something there for everyone, including  palm wax candle making kits, evengel candles.  I think you will like Candlewic’s soy candle wax container, tea-light candle making kit.

 

 

 

 

Click here to follow the link and read the rest of the brief article.

Return to the home page of Scented Soy Candles.

My friend Shirley, (also the lady I just moved in) with raved about my gardenia scented soy candle when she walked into the house yesterday. Yes, I have been busy, because I just made more gardenia scented soy candles for our house.

In the video I used the fragrance Tangerine, but we really love the clean smell of Gardenia.  Shirley loved the fact our whole house smelled so fresh, I wanted to post my YouTube Video under GreenGardenerGal so you can see how I made the double wick scented soy candles.

Return to home page of Scented Soy Candles to see special promotion on the book “How to Make Soy Candles and Tea Lights!”

Double Wick Scented Soy Candle How to Video

How To Make Double Wicked Scented Soy Candles Video

When it gets right down to it, the larger container candles need more candle wick. This is necessary to provide the appropriate amount of heat required to create a melt pool that fully covers the candle surface. If you do not have the correct wick sizes, or quantites, tunneling will occur because the full surface of the wax is not consumed as the wax is burned.

See the article I wrote on candle burning problems for more specifics.

So on that note, I made this double wicked scented soy candle using a tangerine fragrance, and turned it into a video. Because wick placement correct wick placement is so important, I showed you one of the ways that I use the wicks in combination with a dowel rod, and a glue gun to secure the candle wicks exactly where I want them before I pour the soy candle wax.

Click here to return to Scented Soy Candles Home Page

Can An Additive Make Soy Wax Last Longer?

Help! Is there anything natural, or any type of additive that can be mixed into  candle wax to make it last longer? What about a soy blend wax, or palm wax?  I do not want to buy a lot of candle wax, because it is so expensive. Will adding fabric softener,  lotions, or shampoo increase the volume of the candle wax, and still burn?

Comments will be welcome, but I felt I should make a blog post in response to Shirley’s question posted under the blog comments instead of responding to her via email.

 Candle safety is a primary consideration.

Personally, I would not consider it safe to add any additive to a candle wax product you intend to burn, unless it is approved by the National Candle Association.   Read the rest of this entry »

What not to do when you burn your soy candles

What not to do when you light your scented soy candles for the first time!

You have made beautiful scented soy candles!

Success at last!

However, if you do not burn your highly scented soy candles correctly the first time they are lit, they may never burn correctly during the remaining lifetime  of the candle. Read the rest of this entry »

Valentine's Day Scented Soy Candle Centerpiece

If you want to entice your special person, and add romance to the Valentine’s Day candlelight dinner, or add spice to the bedroom ambiance when you want to make it into a night to remember; perhaps you will want to consider making ultra-special pheromone enhanced scented soy candles.

To make these ultra-special scented soy wax candles you will want to buy a pheromone for the sex you want to improve attraction to. The pheromone Androstenone makes women more attracted to a man. Androstenol is the pheromone women secrete making them attract more men. Read the rest of this entry »

Earlier this week I saw a video on YouTube touting the home based soy candle business as one of the top 10 business opportunities for 2010.

More and more, people are seeking out green products and ideas for use inside the home, and they will be seeking you out if you are willing to take the time to learn how to produce above average quality products, and market them. So Go GREEN with Soy Candles! Be part of the new, and exciting rapidly expanding Green Industry, and Economy!

How to Start a Candle Making Business from Home

Statistics support that roughly 80% of United States residencies have some form of candle of one kind or another that they burn in their home.

When you find that you have become a candle lover, and you are continuously purchasing store bought candles for home consumption, perhaps it’s time to consider another idea.

It is not very difficult to start your own soy candle business. You will find an all-natural soy candle-making venture can become a very lucrative home-based business opportunity for you.

Before you get started, if you were serious about creating your own home business, making soy candles to sell, then you need to take some time initially to write out a business plan. Read the rest of this entry »