Top 10 Candle Making Secrets for Beginners 

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If you can access armatagecandlecompany.teachable.com you can take the course.

So so glad you are back!! I have learned so much from you !!!

Definitely! The course is full of information that will apply to "natural" waxes, especially if you're interested in container candle making. About 15-20% of the course is dedicated to understanding soy wax, and many of those principles apply to vegetable waxes. The rest of the course teaches fundamentals that apply broadly to the craft, almost regardless of the wax you choose to use. armatagecandlecompany.com/course

Biggest difference is the amount of CONTROL you have over your temperature management. Double boilers are slow and low risk of running over your target. Direct can raise temperatures quicker, but need closer eyes on it to prevent running too high and scorching the wax. Hope that helps!

@@ArmatageCandleCompany Thank you for your reply. I’m from Asia and we don’t have presto pot here T_T Your course looks very promising. I wonder if I couldn’t get the hands on the supplies you guys have over there eg. Presto pot 😭, would it be a problem? Like quality of the soy wax n some tools etc. Thank you for ur support! 🙏

Hi there. I use 80% coconut 83 wax, 20% yellow beeswax with eco wicks. I never get any cracks, always get a beautiful creamy flat surface with a gorgeous golden hue, and I mix and pour at 200 F. I never have to use the hot gun. I hope this helps.

Yes, definitely! It is built to lead you at your pace, and all the materials are completely downloadable.

Great thanks

Soy wax can do that. It can be the rate that the candle is cooling. I don't know if you're pouring into a warmed up container? Some people say to blast the container with a heat gun before you pour, but I put my jars in the oven at like 200 for a few minutes. You don't want it so hot you can't touch it, but say as warm as when they're drying in the dishwasher and they're almost hot if that makes sense? I'm not a huge fan of soy wax but when I started I added 1/3 beeswax and it made smoother but the downside of beeswax is it does not hold fragrance as well as soy, but it does seem to stabilize the candle and adds to the burn time. I have also found that soy forms crystals (frosting) more often when it is humid. I live in the deep South and I frequently run the dehumidifier the day before and the day of I know I'm going to be pouring. You can also try melting the finished candle a little bit on the top with a heat gun and it can smooth that out as well. As far as the color, I have found that it can be as simple as the dye not being good quality. But you also have to take him to the account that most waxes are white so they will look darker when the wax is melted then when they are solid. Think of it as adding a couple drops of white paint to a color. So you may want to actually go a little bit darker than you intended to get the desired result. Thechemistrystore.com has affordable waxes and dyes that I have found to be really good quality. I will admit the website itself is crap, but the products are great. I hope that helps you a little.

​@gypsyglitter9375 thanks for info and the link. I just recently got interested in candle making ❤

So many variables, but it 1st is wick height prior to lighting. 2nd would be type of wax.

I imagine because the difference is so small it is irrelevant.

If your vessel can only hold 100g of wax and FO combined, then you can't just add the 6% FO to 100g of wax because then you have 106 grams total weight. You can certainly just add the full 6% FO to the 100g of wax, but you'll have left overs if your vessel can't hold that much. The calculating method is a way you can determine how much wax and how much FO you need to exactly fill your vessel without having waste. That is the difference.

Hi I'm new at candle making and just wanna ask if using a milk frother does not incorporate too much air in the wax? Thank you!