how can i make a candle by myself ? what materials do i need ?

Answer 1

This is a good beginner chandler's site (Chandler means candle maker)

http://candles.genwax.com/candle_instructions/___0___make_me_candles.htm

You can click on each of the different candles listed, and it will provide instructions for each one.

You generally buy the paraffin at a hobby store. You can use parrafin, beeswax, vegetable wax or other kinds. (They even have a soy wax now.)

You also buy the wicks, molds, jars, containers, dyes, scents and equipment like a melting pot, thermometer and stir sticks.

And there is this book:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0761520406/novelspot-20/002-7028859-5829626?%5Fencoding=UTF8&camp=1789&link%5Fcode=xm2

Candlemaking for Fun & Profit (For Fun & Profit)
by Michelle Espino

About.com has a candle making area:
http://familycrafts.about.com/od/candlestomake/

Answer 2

There's a few ways you can make your own candles. The two methods I've used include buying a bag of wax for the purpose at a craft store and depending on the type of way you either:

1) Heat it in a double boiler until watery then dip a wick over 100 times in the solution or pour into a mold made for candle making

2) Simply add the powdered wax to a glass with a wick and light (easiest candle to make ever!)

or

3) Put in the microwave. You need special wax for this and DON'T try this with regular stuff as you'll have a very messy waxy fire on everything >.< . Pour the stuff into a desired mold with wick. It skips the double boiler. Very useful if you're not into the mess!

The method I've used most often is sticking all the left over pieces of wax from past candles into a jar with a wick. For best results you can shave them down with a knife or melt them down in a double boiler. Pour into a pre-bought jar or candle holder with wick and voila - instant candle! Tin cans also make a decent candle holder. I buy a small piece of limestone to put the tin cans on so I don't accidentally cook my table. You could also use an old plate.

My sister was a master of wrapped bee's wax candles. You take a wick and wrap several layers of special wax sheets around the wick. There's tons of books out there on how to do this. They're the simplest candles to make, though the wax sheets can be crumbly and fragile.

The tools you'll need include:

**Double Boiler OR
A pot filled 1/4 way with water with a tin can inside this. You put the wax into the can and wait for the wax to melt. Double boilers are important because wax doesn't boil like water. it spontaneously bursts into flame 0.0 !

**Lid for the double boiler to put out fires. Baking soda is a good thing to keep on hand as well. Sprinkle it on the fire if it gets out of hand. Then use the lid.

**Metal Spoon for stirring

**Tin cans or jars for candles -in-the-holder AND/OR
Molds. These are often plastic heat resistant contraptions that snap together. You keep them upright and pour the wax inside via the top. There's lots of molds on the market and most can be found at craft stores.

**Wicks. If you use Bee's Wax it is very important that you use a solid cotton 'cord' type wick! There's two types out there. One is a solid cotton 'cord' type wick and another with a cotton outer side and a thicker and stiffer inner material. Bee's Wax doesn't burn two layered wicks very well, often causing fires and stuff that could be prevented. Or so I've been told. To be on the safe side I only use the solid cords on my wrapped bees wax candles. A trick to keeping your wicks from burning too fast when lit is to dip the ends in wax before dipping/pouring molds. That way when you light the candle the wax melts, forcing the flame to burn slower. The flame also has some wax to burn when it reaches the wick base and prevents the wick from burning up before the candle gets a chance to get going :) .

**WAX! Depending on the type of wax, you can choose from the wax sheets, craft waxes (which often come with tons of scents and fancy things you can add to them), or a wax brick. There's Parferin (sp?), Bees Wax and sometimes soy based waxes. I've never tried the soy waxes but I hear they're quite unique. Wax bricks can be quite heavy, so make sure you're not bussing it!

I'm sorry for the long answer. I hope I've helped you somewhat, LOL! Good luck! Candles are a a lot of fun to make though a lot of hard work! They're worth it and it's fun bragging about what you did :-P :-D .

Answer 3

When I was a kid, my parents went through a candle-making phase. From what I can recall, it involved peeling the paper off all my crayons, melting them in a pot, pouring the wax into jars that had wicks suspended from the insides of the lids, cooling them, then breaking the jars. Now, that leads me to believe that it is possible to make your own candles, but there must be a better way! I would run a search for "candle-making" and see how it is normally done :-)

Answer 4

any shape wax,mold,bit of string.1st boil the wax until watery 2nd pour the wax into the mould 3rd while the wax is almost dry put the bit of string in the wax

Answer 5

go to a craft store and get the wax and wicks and you will be set