Aromatic candles heighten the ambience of any room in the house. If you're a warm and romantic type of person, you will appreciate the aroma of scented candles. You and your guests will be treated to a sense of calm and well being. Also, the light of almost any candle enhances the elegance of a room.

The subtle aroma of a scented candle will heighten your spirit, even before the candle is lit. So when you come home worse for wear, the glow and aroma of a scented candle tends to unwind you & elevate your level of energy.

Scented candles are wonderful gifts for any occasion and/or season, especially when made by your own hands.

1. Select Your {Fragrance For Candle Making}

Fragrance oil can be purchased in most craft shops. You may also shop for it on the web. I would suggest that you opt for fragrance oils rather than going for inexpensive alcohol or water based fragrances. Since your wax mix will be oil based, your fragrance should also be oil based. Why? Oil and water do not mix so a water based perfume will not mix properly with the oil based wax.

2. Choose Your Wax

The basics of {making a scented candle} are more or less the same as for ordinary wax candles. Start by selecting your wax. Available in the market is a versatile range of wax beginning with naturals from beeswax, palm or soy and moving along to paraffin or gel wax. Decide on the aromatic intensity of your candles before making a wax selection. For example, in case of gel candles, gel wax with less density holds less fragrance compared to gel wax with higher density.

3. The Art of Scented Candle Making

Now that we've covered wax selection, let's talk about the process of creating scented candles.

1st step is to melt your wax. For this purpose, a double boiler can be used. Meaning place the wax in a small pot & place that pot into a slightly larger container partially filled with tap water. You may now heat the water. Use a thermometer so as not to burn the wax. The temperature should be kept at 170-180 degrees Fahrenheit.

Once your wax has melted, insert a wick in the mold & take the wax away from the heat source. Next add the fragrance oil. A mixture of 1 ounce fragrance oil to 1 pound wax will produce a fragrance that permeates your candle up to 6% of its density. Be aware that greater amounts of fragrance will cause the candle to burn out sooner owing to higher liquid density of the candle.

Now pour the melted wax mixture into your mold. The only job left is to let it cool before removing your candle from it's mold.

Congratulations on a job well done!

4. Experiment as You Go

You will gain great expertise in all phases of candle making once you start experimenting. By using different fragrances and colors, you will perfect the art of candle making and thoroughly enjoy the process.

It's a great feeling to gift your loved ones with a {homemade scented candle} knowing that they will find the fragrance both relaxing and invigorating.

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