Diy Coconut Oil Candle

This diy candle is easy to make and would be a great gift for friends and family.

Diy coconut oil candle. Place wicks into the tealight cups so they are stnding straight up heat water in a medium saucepan until boiling pour wax beads into an aluminum can and place into boiling water gently stir the beads until they melt into liquid wax and turn off your heat pickup can using a oven mitt it. Secure wicks to the bottom center of your clean jars with a dot of hot glue. Melt wax in a double boiler over medium heat until fully melted. Diy organic beeswax and coconut oil candles with essential oils coconut oil and beeswax candles are pure and burn clean.

I cut my wick based on how tall the candle jar was but i left a few inches on the top so that i could wrap it. First i figured out how much of each ingredient i needed for my container. Measure a ratio of 3 parts soy wax chips and 1 part coconut oil into a double. I measured the beeswax and coconut oil.

Melt and mix wax. If you ve every wondered how to make homemade candles this is the perfect project to start on. The problem with conventional candles most candles are made of paraffin wax a sludge waste product from the petroleum industry. How to make it fill your sauce pan with water and place fry pan on top put the beeswax in the tin pan and place in the fry pan heat over medium heat until the beeswax is completely melted add the coconut oil to the beeswax and let melt.

Add in 30 50 drops of essential oils of choice if you want to make a scented candle. Measure wax and coconut oil. Monitor the temperature with the thermometer until it reaches about 145 to 150 degrees then remove from heat the temperature will continue to rise to about 170 degrees. Once the beeswax is completely melted remove from heat and stir in the coconut oil.

Glue wicks into jars. 1 4 cup coconut oil disposable tin pan large wicks pencil or skewer jars. Blend in coconut oil until fully melted. Stir until the coconut oil is melted and incorporated.