10 Steps to Making Molded Beeswax Candle

Unlike rolled beeswax candles, molded beeswax candles involve more complication in making include beeswax melting. However, the final output of this type of candles may worth your effort because molded candles are created according to the shapes of molds that you desire and they usually burn longer than rolled candles.


Materials & tools needed:

· Beeswax
· Wick
· Your selected candle mold
· Double boiler (such as saucepan & pouring pot)
· Candle release spray
· Wick bar
· Wick screw
· Masking tape/Wick putty/Mold sealer
· Wick tab (if candle mold doesn't provide a wick hole)

Instructions:

Step 1 – Assemble all the materials and tools on your working table.

Step 2 – Prepare the mold by first pulling a candle wick from the bottom of the mold if a wick hole is available. You may use wick bar to secure the wick and tighten it with wick screw. Cover the gaps at the bottom if any with wick putty, mold sealer or masking tape to prevent the beeswax from spilling. If there is no wick hole, then you will need to prepare a candle wick attached to a wick tab and place it at the bottom of the candle mold. Also, do not forget to spray the inside of the mold with candle release spray, so that the candle is easier to be removed from the mold later.

Step 3 – Prepare the amount of beeswax that you need (plus a little extra to ensure enough beeswax for second pouring). Put them in a pouring pot.

Step 4 – Fill a saucepan with some water and place the pouring pot in the saucepan.

Step 5 – Melt the beeswax by heating the double boiler on the stove. Make sure the beeswax is liquefied completely without any chunks left.

Step 6 – Pour the beeswax slowly into the mold until its level equals to the top edge of the mold without overspill. Meanwhile, make sure the candle wick is at the center.

Step 7 – Let the candle to almost dry and shrink, then add the remaining beeswax into the empty volume of the mold until full. You may need to reheat the beeswax and repeat filling the mold several times if any empty volume still exists after second pouring.

Step 8 – Allow the candle to cool and harden thoroughly this time. The cooling time may subject to the size of the candle you make.

Step 9 – Carefully release the candle from the mold.

Step 10 – Trim the candle wick to about ¼ inch to ensure the candle will burn well.


Tips:

- Keep children and pets away from the hot melted beeswax to avoid any accident or injury.

- You may coat the candle wick with melted beeswax before use to result easier pulling through the mold and also for better burning.

- Thermometer is often used for checking the beeswax pouring temperature more accurately.


Enjoy your self-made candles at home; also give them to your friends and family to show off your new talent, lol! =D

A Special Gift for Your Lady Friend

Is your lady friend's birthday coming soon? Have you decided yet what birthday present to buy for her? Sometimes it could be quite frustrated to think of anything she may like or dislike...

Well, I found this perhaps is a good choice - Glitter Pink Diamond Natural Beeswax Hybrid Pillar Candle. It's simple yet meaningful. Throughout the history, candle provides brightness and gives a touch of warm feeling. In addition, beeswax candle is natural and made from natural and biodegradable resource, beeswax. Therefore, it can be a nice gift to your friend and to advocate green living at the same time. Pink, the color represents femininity. Pink is romantic, gentle, calming, thoughtful, caring...

Simply add some crystal stones or ribbons around the candle if you would like additional embellishments. Otherwise, just place it alone in a nice gift box would be good enough.

Of course, you can also keep this for yourself (if you like) or buy it for your man (if he is open-minded). The color is feminine but it doesn't mean that he can't have it, right?

4 Inch Glittered PINK Natural Beeswax Hybrid Candle - 50 Hour Burn Time

This beeswax pillar is 3 inches x 3 inches x 4 inches and the weight is 12 ounces. The color is same as the picture shown above, pink and glittered, so it shimmers almost from every angle. This lovely candle has received 5 star ratings so far. 



An All-Natural Musical Experience

I was looking something to entertain my readers and I came across this video. An-all natural musical experience created by Burt's Bees teams using instruments from Mother Nature, so amazing! Bee, a tiny creature, played her part too in this video. Without further delay, let's watch it now... Enjoy! :)

Other Than Candles, Beeswax Makes Many Other Great Products Too!

Beeswax is a natural wax produced by the glands on the abdomen of honeybees. The bees create beeswax as a by-product while making honey in the beehive. In fact, they have to consume approximately eight to ten pounds of honey in order to generate merely a pound of pure beeswax. The color of beeswax ranges from yellow to dark brown; it depends on the kinds of flowers the bees visit. Beeswax actually does not oxidize and it is also not affected by mildew, thus it can be kept for very long period and still remain stable. Today, beeswax has countless uses and it makes numerous great products for our daily lives.

Obviously, the most benefited industries from the presence of beeswax are pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Beeswax is utilized as a natural ingredient in various products to promote health and beauty. In medical sector, beeswax is used for pain reliefs and lowering cholesterol purposes. Problems such as chapped lips, eczema, cracked heels, small wounds or abrasions can be cured by beeswax products due to its moisturizing and anti-bacterial values. Beeswax is present in many cosmetic products nowadays as it has the function to naturally thicken and emulsify oils and waters to create creams and lotions. Another advantage of using beeswax over synthetic substances is it keeps our skin soft, smooth and moisture without leaving skin problems such as acne and pores clogging. Moreover, beeswax is commonly used as hair remedies to treat extremely dry hair in addition to maintain dreadlocks. Beeswax is listed as one of the ingredients in some hair products to help strengthen and moisturize hair. It is also used in pomade and mustache wax for men. To make high quality soaps and perfumes, beeswax is added as a natural fragrance.

At home, beeswax exists as a good helper for the reason it is so versatile especially in solving household problems. For instances, windows and drawers that are stuck possible to be solved by applying a thin coat of beeswax on them. To loosen rusted nuts and screws, simply rub some melted beeswax on them will do. If you wish to maintain your granite counter tops bright and shiny, then use beeswax to polish them. Furthermore, beeswax is also used to lubricate zippers, prevent slippage of worn belts in vacuum cleaners and sewing machines. Some people even use it to polish their leather shoes and furniture at home too.

In food industry, manufacturers use beeswax as a food additive or specifically known as glazing agent/E901 in food, for the purpose of coating and protecting the food from being off. Another practice of beeswax is in weapon, it is utilized to seal or lubricate bullets in cap and ball firearms. These days, even oil spills incidents in ocean can be curbed by using beeswax as part of the concoction to clean up the waste oil.

By and large, beeswax has many practices which just do not stop at candle making. Undeniable, beeswax whether is applied in the method of dipping, pouring or rolling, it is a splendid material to make wonderful candles with clean burning, dripless effect and honey aroma. Nonetheless, beeswax as gift from the bees has far more uses beyond your imagination.

Extraordinary Beeswax Candles Make Everyone Loves

Despite it is seemingly that eco-friendly candles are often more expensive than artificial wax candles, beeswax candles are still popular in certain parts of the world. The natural honey aroma and long lasting features allow beeswax candles truly as superb gifts for you, your beloved family and friends.

Some of the beautiful candles not only boost your great mood but also create becoming ambiance to any interior space that you desire. With so ample choices available nowadays, it's not that tough for every candle lover to find his/her favorites.

By using beeswax, the candle creators can play with it and produce almost any kind of candles within their imagination and creativity. Some of the candles that I found interesting are these beeswax candles made by Big Dipper Wax Works, which just look like star, bird, love...

Beeswax Star Pillar Candles

Beeswax Heart Pillar Candles

Beeswax Song Bird Candles

Beeswax Pumpkin Candles

Beeswax Ornament Candles

 They would really be wonderful decorations at home especially on any celebration!



How to Make Some Handy Beeswax Tea Lights?

Beeswax tea light candles are seemly used on most occasions from formal weddings to home parties. They are also perfectly lit to enhance the ambiance in your home especially the dining area and your rooms. In truth, you can buy beeswax tea light candles from the local shops or online stores. Allowing for the ease of making as well as cost saving, some frequent consumers are willing to learn and attempt to make their own ones. Making tea light candles is not only fun but you can also control the quality of the candles by using pure beeswax. The information below is to guide you what to use and follow throughout the process of a successful beeswax tea light candle making.

Tools & supplies:

Pyrex measuring cup, scissors, clothespins, plastic/metal tea light cup, cotton wick and beeswax



I cleaned and reused my aluminum tea light cups

Instructions:

Place the desired amount of beeswax into a Pyrex measuring cup. Put the measuring cup into a pot and then fill the pot with water about halfway full the cup. Now you can start heating the pot on high heat until the water inside the pot boils. Let the beeswax liquefies thoroughly. After shut off the fire source, carefully remove the measuring cup from the pot by using a hot pad or oven mitt as the measuring cup is very hot after heating. Prepare the tea light cups close to each other on a level surface and add an individual cotton wick into them. After that, secure every wick with a clothespin to hold the wick in place. Now, you can pour the melted beeswax into each tea light cup until the edge of the cup is reached without overspill. After filling all the prepared tea light cups, leave them for approximately 1-2 hours or until the beeswax becomes solid. Lastly, take out the clothespins and cut each wick to about 1 cm before use.

Tips & warnings:

-Ensure children are away from your workplace especially while you are handling the hot melted beeswax to avoid any unwanted injury or accident.

-Pouring the melted beeswax into the tea light cups through a funnel provides an easier and cleaner way in this step.

-Place a box lid underneath the tea light cups just in case any overflow accidentally happens while pouring the melted beeswax. This approach can save you from cleaning your workplace later.

-Do not remove the tea light cups from the candles, so that the candles can melt completely when lit.

Recommended Beeswax Book

Beeswax: Production, Harvesting, Processing and Products

By Roger A. Morse, William L Coggshall, Mary A. Scott and Susan Sarabasha

192 pages in English

This is the book I recommended for reading if you would like to learn deeper about beeswax. As the book title stated, this book was written about the production of beeswax by all honeybees species, the approaches taken by beekeepers to harvest beeswax, the methods used in processing beeswax and also how it is used to make some final products like candles, lotion, polishes...

Buy this book Beeswax: Production, Harvesting, Processing and Products($15.95) 

Wait! Let's see what others reviewed about this book:

Excellent to get you started in Beeswax November 18, 2009

By A. S. Templeton

A really, really good book! Combines comprehensive discussion of the composition and properties of beeswax with practical advice on its refinement and use, especially in the manufacture of candles. If "Beeswax" were updated I imagine it would include the latest on pesticide contamination and modern issues of concern to beekeepers and craftspeople working with beeswax. But while 25 years old it's the best introduction to beeswax I've read, by far preferable to Thomas William Cowan's quaint 1908 book "Wax Craft", a defective reprint edition of which has recently been published.

Beeswax May 16, 2010

By G. Roberts

Beeswax is such a technical product to work with, Beeswax: Production, Harvesting, Processing and Products, is a fantastic guide and reference for anyone wanting to research this raw product and how to use and work with it. Fantastic informative book.

A great overview. June 20, 2012

By Still learning NZ

Well written and researched. If you are interested in this topic then you wont be disappointed with this book. It gives a broad overview with some useful information.

Beeswax: Production, Harvesting, Processing and Products($15.95)

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