Candle Making Guides

Working out candle costs with a notebook and calculator beside a finished molded candle and a soft silicone mold
Is Making Candles Worth It? Cost & Selling
Is making candles worth it? A full cost breakdown, a free live pricing calculator, and honest profit math for selling. Read more...
A handmade candle gift set with a molded pillar candle, a cast holder, and kraft packaging tied with ribbon
DIY Candle Gifts: Handmade Sets They'll Love
Turn a simple poured candle into a boutique gift set — ideas, packaging, and timing for handmade candle gifts. Read more...
A lit homemade pillar candle with a full edge-to-edge melt pool on a pale cast candle holder
Candle Safety & the First Burn: No Memory Rings
The first burn sets your candle's memory for life. Here's how to avoid tunneling and burn every candle safely. Read more...
A candle with surface flaws beside a soft translucent white silicone candle mold
Candle Making Problems and How to Fix Them
Candle making problems solved: tunnelling, sinkholes, wet spots, frosting, cracks, weak scent and wick issues — with the cause and fix for each. Read more...
Essential oil bottles, lavender and rosemary for candle blends beside a soft translucent white silicone mold
Essential Oil Candle Blends: 7 Recipes to Try
Seven essential oil candle blend recipes — including classic lavender and rosemary — with exact ratios, how much to add, and how to make the scent last. Read more...
A finished container candle in a matte cast vessel beside a soft translucent white silicone mold
How to Make Container Candles at Home
How to make container candles: choosing a vessel, the right wax and wick, pouring and curing, casting your own jar, and fixing wet spots and sinkholes. Read more...
A selection of cotton and wooden candle wicks beside a soft translucent white silicone candle mold
How to Choose the Right Candle Wick Size
How to choose a candle wick: a size chart by candle diameter, how wax and fragrance change your choice, and how to fix tunnelling and mushrooming. Read more...
Soy flakes, beeswax and paraffin candle wax beside a soft translucent white silicone mold
Candle Wax Types: Soy vs Beeswax vs Paraffin
Candle wax types compared: soy, paraffin, beeswax, coconut and blends by scent throw, burn, look and best use — plus which wax to use for molded candles. Read more...
Fragrance and essential oil bottles beside melted wax and a soft translucent white silicone candle mold
How to Scent Candles: Which Oils and How Much
How to scent candles: fragrance oils vs essential oils, exactly how much to add (6–10%), when to add it, and why your candle's scent is weak — fixed. Read more...
A finished homemade candle beside wax flakes, a wick, and a soft translucent white silicone mold
How to Make Candles at Home: A Beginner's Guide
How to make candles at home: choose your wax, wick, and scent, pour molded or container candles, cure and first-burn them right, and fix common problems. Read more...
Softly colored taper candles beside a soft translucent white silicone candle mold
How to Color Candles: A Beginner's Guide
How to color candles the right way: which dyes to use (and which to avoid), how much to add, at what temperature, plus ombre and troubleshooting tips. Read more...
A smooth bubble-free cast candle jar beside a soft translucent white silicone mold
How to Cast Bubble-Free Candle Jars
Air bubbles ruining your cast candle jars? Learn why they form and how to prevent and remove them with brushing, pouring, and vibrating — plus sealing tips. Read more...
A finished sculptural pillar candle beside a soft translucent white silicone candle mold
How to Make Candles in Silicone Molds
Learn how to make pillar candles in silicone molds: which wax, how much fragrance, pour temperature, wicking, demolding, and fixes for sinkholes and frosting. Read more...
Candle Making Tips: Expert Tricks for Perfect Results
Candle Making Tips: Expert Tricks for Perfect Results
Candle making tips include choosing the right wax, measuring fragrance precisely, pouring at proper temperatures, and curing candles for at least 48 hours. Small adjustments—like preheating molds and double pouring—can... Read more...
Candle Making Trends UK 2026: 10 Styles Shaping the Future
Candle Making Trends UK 2026: 10 Styles Shaping the Future
Candle making trends in the UK for 2026 focus on sculptural designs, nature-inspired forms, reusable containers, and minimalist aesthetics. Handmade candles are evolving into functional décor pieces, driven by sustainability,... Read more...
Candle Making Tips: 9 Pro Tricks for Beautiful, Smooth Candles
Candle Making Tips: 9 Pro Tricks for Beautiful, Smooth Candles
Beautiful candles come from controlling four things: wax choice, wick match, fragrance load, and temperature. Use measured pouring temps, stir consistently, test-burn wicks, and correct surface defects with small heat... Read more...