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Candle Curing

Candle Curing

Once you have poured your candle, you might assume that it looks finished. It has hardened after all, you've trimmed the wick and boxed it all up....

Candle Making – Can You Make A Living From It?

If you were to leave your current job and replace your salary, you would need to sell how many candles?

Choosing Fragrance for your Collection

Who is your target market? Are you aiming for mass market appeal? Vanilla and strawberry, for example, are favourites. Perhaps you’re going for a ...

Hens Soy Candle Making Workshops: Celebrate friendship, have fun, learn something new and take home candles

Now, women who build each other up can be rare these days, rather than lurking shadows of jealousy that often accompany female friendships. You’re...

Vanilla In Fragrance Oil

Who doesn’t love the recognisable smell of vanilla? Even if you don’t, I bet your clients do! It’s one of the most popular and comforting scents i...

phthalate free fragrance oils candle making

Phthalate Free Fragrance Oils in Candle Making

Lighting a scented candle at the end of a long day brings a soothing vibration to the room. There's nothing better than relaxing at home with the ...

How Much Fragrance Oil Should I Use? Industry Safety Standards For Fragrance Oil

If you’re new to candle making, cosmetic making or soap making, you might be wondering... What is the maximum amount of fragrance I can use in my ...

Light Up Their Life: Thoughtful Gifts For The Candle or Soap Maker In Your Life

Christmas is just around the corner... These gift ideas are for friends and family of candle makers and soap artisans! Blaze & Foam has also...

Safe Containers For Lye Water In Cold Process Soap Making

What Containers Can I Safely Use For Cold Process Soap Making? This seemingly straightforward question is a significant one. Especially if you pl...

Candle & Soap Making Entrepreneurship: Keep It As A Hobby or Start A Small Business?

You’ve been thinking of making the leap. The leap to starting your own candle making, skincare or soap making venture. Many have had this dream. ...

Recycling or Up-cycling Your Used Candle Jars

Some candle makers actively promote a candle refilling service to their customers. Clients to return their old candle jars - clean and ready for r...

Candle Making Mathematics: How To Accurately Calculate The Correct Amount Of Wax And Fragrance Oil By Weight

In candle making, it is necessary to measure wax by weight and not by volume. You might assume that the same amount of water that fills the vessel...

The Problem With Palm Oil in Soap, Body Product & Candle Making

There is an increased demand for palm oil, which can be grown only in a wet tropical environments like rainforests. Eighty percent of the world's p...