HOW I STARTED A CANDLE BUSINESS
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- This is the steps I took to start my candle business.
UK SUPPLIER LINKS:
- Craftovator: www.craftovator.co.uk
- NI Candle Supplies: www.nicandlesupplies.co.uk/
- Candle Shack: candle-shack.co.uk
- Supplies for Candles: suppliesforcandles.co.uk
- Cosy Owl: www.cosyowl.com
US SUPPLIER LINKS:
- Candle Science: www.candlescience.com
- Lonestar: www.lonestarcandlesupply.com
- Aztec Candle and Soap Making Supplies: www.candlemaking.com
- Wooden Wick: woodenwick.com
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Paraffin wax is a derivative of petroleum and therefore the same chemicals are present and distributed in the environment when melted or burnt in candles. Soy wax is plant based so no chemicals until you add fragrances and colour.
Honestly, the math on making candles is not difficult AT ALL. I’m terrible (like, really, really bad) at math and after about a half hour of verbal run arounds it turns out the math is SO much simpler than everyone tries to make it out to be.
The formula is EASY: Fragrance % x Wax Weight = weight of fragrance needed for the batch.
The wax supplier will give you the “Fragrance Load”, which is the max amount fragrance the wax can handle. Standard is usually 6% “Fragrance Load”, but can go as high as 12%.
Pick a number anywhere between 6% and the Fragrance Load (for the example, well say the max fragrance load is 10%).
Try to pick a number in between to start experimenting, well go with 7%. I want 7% fragrance, and I want to make a pound of wax, which is 16oz. So the math would be:
7% x 16 = 1.12oz. I need to measure out 1.12 ounces of fragrance oil to put into my 16oz. of wax!
And that’s it! Percent x weight. Done!
To find what percent works best for the wax and your personal preference, just pick a percentage and test it. If it needs more, make another candle with a higher percentage, if it’s too strong make another candle with a lower percentage. Just remember to record what your doing so when you find the right combo you know what that percent is.
FYI, I started making candles a few days ago and I was too scared of the math so I just went with the google recommended number for fragrance. I learned all of this last night, and if the math hadn’t been so unapproachable I would have saved a lot of wax, and fragrance, and been able to make single candle batches for testing instead of using half of my wax on one batch that’s probably not going to be scented strongly enough.
I really hope this helps! Go forth and create ✨
Edit: I believe there’s higher math (“specific gravity”) if you really want to get crazy precise, but this should get you pretty far. Just remember that different waxes and oils behave differently, so test any variations, i.e.; different waxes, wax lots, wicks, fragrance blends, jar sizes, etc., to make sure any changes won’t negatively impact the way your candles perform.
thankyou for this information! I am gonna start making candle but terrified by the long process..
Thank you so much, I just decided yesterday to start one with my vlog/blog
Thank you for the informative video. Keep up the great work.
For the fragrance oil temperature, what I think you are referring to is the flashpoint. The flashpoint is the temperature where the scent will catch fire (or "flash") if just the oil alone reaches that temperature. While mixed into the wax you do not have to worry about it catching on fire unless you got the wax rally hot, like over 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
While you do not have to worry about the fragance oil "flashing", yo do want to mix the fragrance into the wax when the wax is below the flashpoint temperature. If you pour your scent into your wax when the wax is above the flashpoint temperature the scent will start to dissipate into the air, thus reducing the amount of scent you will have in the final product. On the other hand, you do need to make sure that your wax is at a high enough temperature for the scent to become infused into the wax, otherwise it will just sink to the bottom.
A couple of things to note is that there are many more types of candles other than container or wax melts. There are tapers, votives, tealights and pillar candles. Also, for wax types there is paraffin and soy as you mentioned, but there is also beeswax. A lot of chandlers stay away from beeswax because it is the most expensive of the 3 types. The difference between the waxes is mostly the melting point. Paraffin melts at approximately 115 degrees Fahrenheit, soy wax at 120 degrees Fahrenheit and beeswax at 144 degrees Fahrenheit. With beeswax having the highest melting point it will burn longest of the 3 waxes. Some chandlers also say that they have an issue with getting a good hot throw with beeswax candles. I have been making beeswax candles for 4 years and have not had that problem.
love youu
I definitely agree. I did the exact same thing with my skin care business. I bought a lip balm making kit and loved the process and knew that this is what I wanted to do.
Underrated great video thanks so much keep doing what you do
thank you! this filled in so many gaps of info that others leave out of their videos!
I just wanted to clarify, paraffin wax is bad for animals. I was mainly speaking it about the affects in the environment. There will be a part 2 posted this week to clarify/correct some things :)
You’re wonderful 🤍✨ I feel very drawn to try myself at candle making and you explained everything so well 🥰 xxx
Thank you so much! I hope you give it a try!
Absolutely fabulous video, so informative and great to actually have help uk base based information. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Yes you were right about the fragrance oils. I usually wait until right before I pour it to mix in the mica and fragrance oil.
Brilliant, thank you for that, I started some time ago, and really wanted to make a go of it but lost my confidence, but I love candles so am going to give it another go. So yes please do a more in depth video. Thank you again. 😊
This is the most informative video ive seen about this!! thank u!!
Glad it was helpful! :)
Thanks for the video! Super helpful! 💓💓💓
Thnxs for the info, I will take notes of that ☺️💕✨
Oh were in the right track we bought a candle making kit and we are going to do this on the weekend.
Totally agree paraffin is not bad. Great that you bring this up.
paraffin IS bad. its very toxic
@@dariakungurova9654 There is many grade of paraffin wax not all is bad. If paraffin is bad it can't be use on food packaging. Those are fully refine food graded paraffin wax.
Thanks so much, love the video! Keep up the amazing job!
Can you advised on how to protect your brand name/logo for your candles?
Thank you so much for the info! I’m from Mexico and I’m thinking in starting my own candle company, so this helps so much!
P.s. I’m so in love with your candles 😍🥺
You are so welcome!
Honestly, I despise math. But i am up to the challenge for candle making. When I get to the point I will do it!
This is super helpful thank you!!
thank youu for the informative video!!
I really love your candles on tiktok😍 and now I wanted to try making and selling them thank you so much for this video 😍💕 I hope I can try your wicked candles soon 🥰😍💕♥️ keep it up!
You can do it!
@@wickedvibescandleco7618 OMGEEEE you replied 😭😍😍 thank you! This made me really happy and inspired ☺️🤩
This video was helpful! I already have a handmade skincare business but I want to add candles as I extend into self care!
This reassured me about using paraffin wax! Thanks for the video
Black soot doesn’t not necessarily mean you have the wrong wick. It could simply be from customers not trimming their wicks.
Cool you are so simple clear and not talking so fast and your voice isnt irritating to hear like some yelling in one tone at the cam lolz
what kind of stickers do you need? What is required? This is great info. Also is there an amount suggested for color. I am having a hard time with that and kinda like how you scraped the color idea and went with white.
5:21 She pronounces "soot" like I do. My husband always makes fun of me. He says I say it like "suit" which he thinks is the wrong way. Thank you. I will show this to him later😂🤗
Btw, great, informative video😊
I love you video so helpful and you’re so personable thank you!
Thank you so much!!
Hi Jasmine, can you provide a link for the wax melter please?
This video is tempting to become a candle 🕯 maker i mean chandelier
Can you tell what is temperature which is suit for adding fragrance oil ?
Hi, Love your video, very informative. Could you let me know where you bought your wax melting pot please
Hi, I love your product. Where do you buy your blank labels?
Love your video, where did you put the link for you Wax Melter? I'm trying to find one, but all the ones I saw on etsy are from America.
I purchased from Etsy. It’s US Spec
Thank you
Where can you get the melting tray for the flakes?
Hey! Would you mind making a video on really the candle making process? Temps and all? ☺️
Hey Marloes...I have several if you want to check them out there. Good luck to you!
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First: thank you for this video! Reddit was entirely unhelpful so far, glad I found your video.
Second: IS THAT A DEATHLY HALLOWS TATTOO ?! \(^.^)/
Candle making is not that hard and the math is about as easy as it gets. The formulating and determining what combination of vessel, wax, fragrance oil and wick to use can take some time though. You say to never ever burn a candle longe than 4 hours. Actually if you are going to be a responsible candle maker then you absolutely should test burn your candles for more than 4 hours because you need to know what will happen if someone abuses your product. Just make sure to take the appropriate safety precautions. This will not only help you to respond better to customer's questions, but may also help you come to a better decision regarding the materials you use to make your candles and gives you very useful data in case someone decides to try to take legal action against you. It's very nice that you are trying to help others get started, but to make the statement that "I don't know, this is just what I've read," doesn't inspire much confidence in the information you are presenting being factual and accurate. This your first video I've watched and it has been published for at least a year now so perhaps your more recent content has improved in this respect. Thanks for sharing your point of view.
Can anyone send me link of where to buy the candle making kit I’m looking on Amazon but I don’t know what one to get ??
hello I want to ask, the flash point of fragrance oil that I use is 85 degrees Celsius but the place where I bought soy wax suggests pouring fragrance oil at 35-40 degrees, what should I do? could that be the reason my candle didn't smell when it was burned even though it's been stored for 14 days
Unless you're working with gel wax, you don't need to pay attention to the flash point 🙂
But honestly making candles is pretty easy, I feel like it’s different for everyone.
Can you link the wax melter please x
Hi Jasmin, I've seen thst you bought your melter from etsy and that it's from America but they work on a different electricity current so how do you use it in the UK?
Most likely a converter on google
hello !!! you have a video of how to make soy candles
Can you mix the two waxes together?
Yes it is possible but I think there is restrictions. I have seen other candle maker mixed two different kinds of wax.
Hi. Im from the PH and i was thinking of starting my own small candle business.do these suppliers ship to the Ph? I tried ordering some from shoppee but it cost me a lot for the shipping fee alone 🥺😥
If you think the shipping from shopee is expensive its almost triple the price from other countries. And our post office is crap so it'll take you forever to receive. I suggest searching local suppliers, hanap ka lang ng wax base mismo then you can have a test drive which scent brand works best. Happy candle making! Love from davao.
all the uk brands are out of stock does anyone have anymore suggestions?
Try alfar candles it's a new brand but a a really good one.
Hey ! Can u also list Canada suppliers
Can I mix into my candle soy and paraffin wax?
Great video. Thanks. I couldn’t find the Etsy link in the description below for the wax melter xx
Is there any legal requirements in the UK?
Do you know any EU candle supplier? Other than UK?
Who is your candle supplier in UK?
10% per pound, not ounce 😊
Not melting point. Flash point
Love the video but parafin wax actually releases bad toxins into the air. I know there’s kind of a debate around that but regardless it’s still really bad for the environment since it comes from petroleum
why?
yes its true the paraffin wax is bad for the lungs, its much better to use soy wax or bee wax;) thats why parafffin wax are cheap.. dangerous...
Breathing..is dangerous.. I mean,we have to have common sense.
To each their own.
There is no way to make everyone happy
Turkish translate please
Your music is seriously competing with your narrative.