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Making candles can be a very interesting and easy craft. With several basic ingredients, simple equipment and tools, which may already be in the garage or the kitchen, is all one can embark on the creation of these beautiful artifacts. There are different types of candles and they can either be scented or not. They also come in different sizes, designs and heights. Colors can also be integrated in the candles when the wax is melting to generate candles in a range of various colors.

Making the candles require some materials and equipments like paraffin and wax, this can be bought in any craft store in a granulated form of wax. Color dyes to give the finished product a certain look and these can be found in the form of powder and disk. Because of their concentrated nature, the dye should be used cautiously. There is also need to have the stearic acid for shrinking the melted wax during cooling. The acid should be measured carefully during mixing. Burning wicks need to be of the correct size or they will be too smoky if big or burn poorly if small.

A wick holder is necessary plus a thermometer for the temperature measurement and the double boiler for the melting of the paraffin wax plus mixing the stearic acid and the dye. Other equipment required is a spoon for stirring and a knife to cut the wax in addition to lead weights, used to keep the wax at the center on molds, the containers for the candle designs that are ready made. To begin with, the wax should be in the inner layer of the double boiler and water in the outer to prevent the wax from being exposed to high temperatures.

A different pot can be utilized in mixing the dye with the stearic acid. This mixture must never be boiled. The acid is for the hardening and shrinking of the wax. On one end of the wick, tie a knot to the wick holder but a pencil or any other material can be used, and on the other end, tie to the lead weight then place it in the mold.

The temperature of the boiling wax should be measured to ensure that it is at 1900 before adding the acid and dye mixture. After adding the mix, stir them together checking that the temperature does not exceed 1900. 90% of the mixture should be wax and the remaining 10% should be the acid. Then the mixture should be applied in the ready made mold and it should be left to shrink and become hard. When the mixture has cooled completely, separate it from the mold. After following the procedure carefully, the end result should be a piece of candle.