How to make Pumpkin Candles
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Click here for my pumpkin candle making kit
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Step One - Prepare your mould.
Pierce a tiny hole (use the cocktail stick provided) in the most central point of the mould. Push a wick through the hole so about 1cm of wick is on the outside of the mould. Secure the wick, on the outside of the mould, with the plasticine provided. Place the mould on a level surface with the open side facing up. If the wick doesn't stay nice and central, use the wick props to support the wick centrally in the candle mould.
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Step Two - Weigh your wax and prepare your colour flakes.
The Pumpkin candle mould in my candle making kit uses approximately 90g of wax, roughly ½ a bag of wax, and 10ml of fragrance.
Step Three - Melt your wax.
Melt your wax in the silicone jug. This can be done in a microwave on a low heat using short bursts and stirring regularly or over a shallow pan of water stirring continuously, you make need to support or hold the jug so it doesn't fall over. Add your colour flakes and stir continuously until it has dissolved. Stir until the colour has dissolved completely.
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Step Four - Remove from the heat and add a scent.
Remove your wax from the heat. Add your Pumpkin Spice fragrance oil and stir for at least a min or two. This helps the wax bond with the fragrance giving a better scent throw.
Step Five - Pouring your wax.
Firstly you need to warm your mould, this prevents the 100% natural soy wax from frosting. You can hold it in my hands for a minute or two, use a hair dyer or even breathe on the mould.
Put something underneath your mould, or put your mould in the box to collect any leaks.
The temperature can vary due to the ambient room temperature, and can take a different amount of time depending on the quantity of wax you have melted, you can do this by eye if you don't have a thermostat. The wax will look slightly opaque on the surface of the wax, then give the wax another good stir and pour nice and slowly into your mould.
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Step Six - Allow to set.
Allow the wax time to set overnight.
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Step Seven - Demould your candle.
To demould, remove the plasticine and loosen the top of the mould from the candle. Push the base of the candle mould up to pop your candle out of the mould. Cut off excess wick & apply safety sticker to candle base. Enjoy your Pumpkin spiced candle and repeat for more candles.
Please refer to my CLP guide if you are planning to give away or sell your scented candles.
Tips & Tricks
The Berry Crafty candle making kits contain Nature Soy wax C3.
Nature wax has a melting point is between 71.1 to 93.3°C.
The pouring temperature differs according to the ambient temperature of the room.
Ambient room Temp. Pouring temp.
15.6 to 21.1°C 76.7 to 82.2°C
21.1 to 26.7°C 71.1 to 76.7°C
26.7 to 32.2°C 62.8 to 68.3°C
It is always best to warm the candle mould or container before pouring your wax.
The best way to melt wax is in a double boiler, as this avoids heat pockets and bubbles in your candles. If you melt your candle wax in a microwave, its best to use a low setting and stir regularly.
Dyes are best added while heating/melting the wax, colour flakes require heat to melt fully into the wax.
It's then best to allow the wax to cool slightly before adding Essential oils or fragrances. This reduces risk of evaporation of the essential/fragrance oils.
To avoid candle shrinkage or frosting, its best to allow the wax to cool before pouring. The temperature will vary due to the ambient room temperature(see above). By sight, while the wax is liquid with a slight opaque quality, its a pretty good time to pour. I prefer to pour super slow too, this will help to avoid sink holes in your candle.
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Practice makes perfect :)