| Creating your own scented pillar candles can be a fun | | | | choosing a scent to use. |
| way to add your own personal touch to your home | | | | Scent oils are sold in concentrated and |
| decor. Creating candles is easier than most people | | | | un-concentrated forms. Both are perfectly safe to |
| believe, despite common misconceptions. Custom | | | | use in your candle making, but you will need to |
| scented candles can be created in just a few hours | | | | properly measure concentrated oil before you pour it |
| with the proper tools. Once you create your custom | | | | into the wax mold, since it is very powerful. Some |
| scented candles, you can even add appliqués for | | | | common scents people use for their custom scented |
| additional decoration. | | | | candles include floral scents such as gardenia, lilac, and |
| To create your first set of scented pillar candles, you | | | | rose. Household scents are a common smell as well, |
| need to decide on the type of scent you want, as | | | | with oils that smell like baked cookies available. For |
| well as the wax you want to use. There are two | | | | those who want a fresh scent, clean laundry and |
| different types of wax that are available to | | | | ocean and rain scents are available. |
| consumers: paraffin wax and soy wax. Paraffin wax | | | | When choosing your scent, make sure you choose a |
| is the traditional wax that candles have been made | | | | proper color for your candle. It can be confusing to |
| from for several years now. It is derived from | | | | the senses to see a blue candle and have it smell like |
| petroleum and melts nicely, if a bit hot. The downside | | | | English leather, since we do not usually associate the |
| of paraffin is that because it is a petroleum product, | | | | color blue with the smell of leather. By matching the |
| it produces soot that can build up on the walls of | | | | color of your candles to your scents, you will further |
| your home. Soy wax is the other alternative and it | | | | your decor options. |
| has been gaining leverage for a few years now due | | | | Molds for pillar candles usually come in two different |
| to burning cooler, longer, and with less residue than | | | | varieties: square or cylindrical. Cylindrical candles are |
| paraffin wax. | | | | the easiest to create for first timers, since there are |
| The type of wax you choose for your project | | | | no crevices to have to worry about filling properly. |
| should depend solely on your own preferences. Soy | | | | Experienced candle makers can create their own |
| wax is available in just as many colors as standard | | | | molds that offer many different shapes and colors |
| paraffin wax with the added benefit of producing no | | | | blended together for a truly unique experience, |
| soot. It is a personal preference, since both waxes | | | | though blending scents is not recommended unless |
| hold scent equally well. Once you have decided on | | | | you are familiar with what scents go best together |
| the type of wax you want to use to create your | | | | and how they will react to one another. |
| handmade pillar candles, your next big task is | | | | |