Simple Beeswax Candle Recipe
A super easy and healthy beeswax candle recipe
Yield: 2 12oz candles
Equipment
- Small mason jars or other heat proof containers
- Candle wicks
- Wick stickers or tape
- Clothespins
- Scissors
- Double boiler
- Pyrex cup to pour
Materials
- 1 lb yellow beeswax
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- a few chunks cocoa butter optional, for a chocolate scent
- 30 to 50 drops essential oil optional
Instructions
- Melt wax, oil and optional butters in a double boiler.
- Prepare your containers: attach wicks to the bottom of jars with tape or hot glue, and secure the top of the wicks in the center of the jars, using a clothespin.
- Once the beeswax is all melted, add in essential oils if you want.
- Pour into containers. Try to do this quickly because the beeswax hardens very fast.
- Let them set-up for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Trim wicks to about 1/2 inch.