Do you love soy candles? Wish you knew how to make them? Well I’m going to show you how to make homemade soy candles in jars. Soy candles make wonderful gifts for birthdays, Christmas or any other gift giving occasion! Soy candles can be made in containers, as votives, tealights, wax tarts or chunk container candles.

Let’s get started….

Supplies:

Scale, digital is best Candy thermometer High temperature resistant Rubber Spatula for stirring and scraping wax out of the pour pot Metal pour pot Metal cooking pot 1 lb Soy Container wax 1 oz candle Fragrance Oil Dye for candle wax Two 8oz Mason Jars or other canning type jars 2 Candle wicks for soy wax such as HTP 105 or CD-18 Wick Stickers to stick the wicks to the bottom of the jars 2 long chip clips to keep the wick centered in the jar while the soy candles are cooling.

Directions:

Get your candle supplies together and put some wax paper down on the counter or work surface Put the jars onto the wax paper Put the wick stickers on the bottom of the metal wick tab Center wick and place one in each jar pressing firmly so that the wick sticker will adhere to the jar properly. You might need to warm up the jars a bit for the wick to stick firmly. Put your Pour Pot on the scale and 0 it out. Pour 1 lb of wax into the pour pot. Set your cooking pot on the stove and pour about 1 1/2 inches of water into it. Set your Pour pot with the wax in it, inside the cooking pot and turn stove to medium low. Set the candy thermometer in the pour pot. Put a timer on for about 10min so as not to forget about the wax and keep an eye on the thermometer. When the thermometer reaches 180 degrees, take the pour pot out and set it on the scale again and 0 it out. Next add your one ounce of fragrance oil (by weight) and stir well. Now add the dye before the wax cools below 165 degrees. If it has already cooled too much, just set the pour pot back into the pan of water and heat it back up to 170-180 degrees. Stir the dye well and then let the wax sit and cool. It is time to pour into the candle jars when the soy wax reaches 95-110 degrees. Stir a several times again first. Slowly pour the soy wax into your mason jars. Pouring slowly makes sure that you don’t have any air bubbles. Once you have filled your mason jars you can carefully put the chip clip on each candle wick to keep it centered in the jar while cooling. Let the candles cool for about an hour or more before taking the clips off. Then trim the wicks to about 1/4 inch. Let the soy candles cure at least 24 hours before burning them. A couple of days is best.

Some troubleshooting tips:

Why does my soy candle have some white on the top and/or around the sides once it has cooled? Soy wax tends to “frost” especially if cooled too quickly. The ideal room temperature for cooling your candles is around 70 degrees. I’ve found that during the winter when my house is colder, I have more of a problem with my candles frosting. But don’t worry, it does not affect the way the candle burns! Why is there a sink hole in the top of my soy candles? Sink holes occur usually because of pouring your wax into the jars at too high of a temperature. Make sure you pour at 95-110 degrees. My candle is smoking, what’s wrong? There are a couple reasons for candle wicks smoking. First, your wick may be too big and you need to try a size down because it’s burning too hot. Next, make sure to keep your candle out of drafts as that can cause the wick to smoke.

I hope you enjoyed this post and now that you know how to make your own soy candles, you can take the next step in deciding if you want to do it as a hobby or even a home business venture!