How I made my own candle | Candle DIY
Hope you all had a great weekend! I spent part of it making this candle – it was something I had been wanting to do for a long time, but didn’t realize how much went into it!
My plan was to make a citronella candle to keep mosquitoes away in the backyard, but I couldn’t find citronella oil anywhere (in person)! So, I ended up using pure lemon and orange essential oils. I understand essential oils are flammable, so I encourage everyone who wants to DIY a candle to do research to understand the correct amount of essential or fragrance oil to use in your candle.
As you’ll see in my video, I melted half of each bag of wax at a time in order to make sure I wasn’t over-making any. In total, I ended up using two and a half pounds of wax melt.
In the end, I’m super happy with how my first DIY candle turned out! I think it looks pretty and is a wonderful centerpiece for our patio!
I will have everything that I can, linked, linked from Amazon, including the citronella oil I should have ordered before starting this project!
Watch my video:
Products mentioned:
Soy wax: https://amzn.to/3xGuUSp
Wicks: https://amzn.to/3xxEqXV
Flower petals: https://amzn.to/3iSlKxX
Citronella: https://amzn.to/3gIkQmf
Bowls:
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