Making your own
Beeswax Candles is easier than you might think! Here`s my simple, tried-and-true method for creating honey scented beeswax candles with a warm, soft glow.
Equipment Double boiler or two different sized pots (one fits inside the other)
Stove
Wooden chopstick
Clothespin or pencil
Scotch tape (if using a pencil)
Oven
Ingredients 1 lb beeswax
½ cup coconut oil (melted)
1 to 2 tbsp essential oil (I prefer inexpensive options like lemongrass or peppermint)
Medium cotton wicks* (with wick tabs attached)
Wick stickers
Jars (This recipe will make three of these 8 ounce tulip jars or these jam/jelly mason jars. Another option is to use two 12 ounce jars or six of these 4 ounce jelly jars)
Instructions 1. Make Beeswax Candles
Pick up the wick on the table (with wick label and wick sticker)
2. Pull one of the wick stickers off the roll, place it on the wick sticker, and peel the paper off the other side of the wick sticker.
3. Place the wick in the middle of the bottom of the jar.
4. Melt the wax and oil in a double boiler. If you don't have a double boiler, you can put an inch of water in the pot, then put a small pot or stainless steel bowl in it and bring the water to a simmer on the stove.
5. After the beeswax has melted, add aroma oils of your choice.
6. Mix the melted beeswax, coconut oil, and essential oils together. I use a wooden chopstick that I keep just for this purpose so I don't have to clean it.
7. Pour the wax into the glass jar.
8. Secure the wick so that it is centered. You can do this by placing a pencil, straw or wooden stick on the jar and sticking the wick to the jar, or using my favorite method, thread the wick through the center of the clothespin.
9. Place beeswax candles in a warm place to harden naturally, as the wax can sometimes crack if they dry too quickly. I usually preheat the oven to 170F when I pour the beeswax candles, then turn off the oven and put them in.
