What’s in your Christmas candles?
There has been an increase in interest in how they are made and from what. This has led to the rise of soy based candles and use of ‘natural’ ingredients. People are wanting products that promote wellbeing but are shocked to find their festive candles smoke marks around their home. Look for soy and bees wax candles over paraffin based products and keep your candle wicks trimmed.
Picking the right wick for your candle is probably the most important part of the whole process. We recommend that you source as many different wick types and sizes and try in in each wax and fragrance combination. Always take notes of the wick and fragrance combination and amounts to consult later. The wick can be considered as the engine of your candle and the type and size of wick required will depend on the wax, oils, and dye used. The aim is to get a melt pool the hole width of the candle jar after a hour of burning....
We have had so many people enjoying the classes so I thought I would design a kit full of the items you need to make your own candle at home. The kit is the perfect present for candle lovers who want to start making their own candles in their own kitchen. A candle business in a box! The kits are available here and after our classes to purchase.
We are excited to now have the candle making kit available on The London Refinery website. The kit is designed by myself, the founder of The London Refinery. This ultimate kit will guide you in detail how to make two individual natural soy wax candles at home in the same way we blend and hand pour and our candles here at the London Refinery. Key making steps, safety information, and a photographic guide and film (all filmed here in Ealing) are included in this set, making it the perfect gift for a beginner candle maker or someone who wants to start making candles...
