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Making Pillar candles part 2
By admin | November 7, 2007
We continue with instructions for making a pillar candle.
First we must thread our wick through the hole in the bottom of the mold.
We then pull it through and tie it to a small wooden skewer.
Pull the wick tight and seal the wick hole with mold sealer or modeling clay.
Now our mold and wick are prepped and ready.
Step 3. Melting our wax
Now it’s time to melt the wax that we prepared in step 1.
The wax we have chosen for this example has a melt temp of 140 - 150 degrees . It has a suggested pour temp of 185 degrees . It is
important that we do not pour our wax at a temp that is too high, this will burn off our candle scent before the wax hardens and we could end up with an unscented candle and it could cause the surface of the candle to become deformed.
Turn the burner on and bring the water in your double boiler to a slow boil. Add your wax to the top pan. Do not put the wax in the boiling water.
Important Tip! The wax will turn from a solid white to a clear liquid. Wax expands as it is heated so make sure that your top pan or pour pan has plenty of room to allow for the wax to expand.
Once the wax has achieved a nice temp of 185-190 degrees , we bring the heat down on the double boiler.
Continued!
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