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In a short DIY video, Barbara shows you how to make your own scented candles in a jar in an uncomplicated way.
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Easy homemade scented candles
Candles make your home really cosy or are ideal gifts – especially when they spread a fine fragrance after being lit. With just a few ingredients, you can easily make these little lights yourself at home. Personalise your scented candles with a customised decoration. Whether it's elegant labels, delicate ribbons or atmospheric photos – there are no limits to your creativity. Once the candles have been extinguished, the lid ensures that the fragrance is retained for longer.
That's what it takes:
- Hotplate
- Rapeseed coconut wax
- Pan with water, can
or
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- Wooden sticks
- Straw
- Adhesive pads for
stand plate wicks
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- Glasses
- Thermometer
- Safety goggles and gloves
- Fragrance
- Wick for large preserving jar
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- Wick for small preserving jar and
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- Wick for amber glass, config glass and clear glass Art. 11553
- clothes peg
- Cooker top
- Rapeseed coconut wax
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- Wooden sticks
- Straw
- Adhesive pads for stand plate wicks Art. 10881
- Glasses
- Thermometer
- Safety goggles and gloves
- Fragrance
- Wick for large preserving jar item 10891
- Wick for small preserving jar and apothecary jar Art. 10890
- Wick for amber glass, config glass and clear glass Art. 11553
- clothes peg
Melt wax properly
You can easily melt the rapeseed coconut wax in the handy starter wax melting pot for home use (Art. 9469). The double wall of the pot is filled with water - the wax does not overheat. Or you can simply use an old tin and a saucepan. This allows you to melt the wax safely in a water bath and avoid overheating.
Step-by-step instructions
Pour rapeseed coconut wax scented candles in a jar:
Step 1
Do not overfill the wax melter with water. Follow the appliance instructions. Heat the water to a low temperature. Water must not boil, otherwise it will splash out of the filler opening. It is essential to avoid splashing water into the wax.
Step 2
Rub any drops of water dry before placing the wax in the container. Melt the rapeseed coconut wax in a water bath at approx. 75°C. This takes about half an hour.
Step 3
While the wax is slowly melting, the jars can be prepared with the wick (wick for large glass jar Art. 10891, for small glass jar and apothecary jar Art. 10890, for amber glass, config glass and clear glass Art. 11553). The wick is glued to the centre of the glass base with the adhesive pads and pressed on firmly with the help of the straw.
Step 4
Use a clothes peg to fix the wick in the centre and tighten it slightly so that it does not slip during casting.
Step 5
As soon as the wax has melted, add the fragrance. For scented candles in jars, we recommend a dosage of 6%, which corresponds to one bottle of scented oil per pack of rapeseed coconut wax. As pure fragrances are considered hazardous substances, you should wear gloves and safety goggles. Slowly mix the fragrance into the wax using a wooden stick - first clockwise and then anti-clockwise.
Step 6
To cool it down more quickly, pour half of the wax into the cardboard wax container. Cool the wax down to around 40 - 45° C - the optimum pouring temperature so that there are no "craters" in the centre of the candle that need to be poured. The temperature can be measured with a kitchen thermometer.
Step 7
Slowly pour in the liquid wax to approx. 1.5 cm below the top edge of the glass. Form a "beak" with the cardboard cup, to pour the wax precisely and cleanly. To avoid air pockets on the glass wall when cooling, it is recommended to heat the glasses with a hairdryer beforehand.
Step 8
When the candle has cooled down after about 20 minutes, remove the clothes peg and trim the wick to 1 cm. If the surface of the candle is uneven, you can use a hairdryer to heat the top layer so that the wax liquefies again. Leave the candle to rest for a further 48 hours before lighting.
Step 9
Decorate the glasses as you wish.
Let yourself be inspired by how to decorate...
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