The two most common reasons you may want to learn how to make homemade gel candle is for fun or for profit.
Whatever, your personal reason is, you are going to find this article very helpful as far as giving you and overview of the whole process.
Ok, are you ready? Here goes...
Your equipment: 1) The first thing you will need is something to melt your gel in.
You can find something from your kitchen with a non-stick coating so that the gel does not stick to the pot.
Multi-Cookers have worked well for this task, and you can get these from your local Walmart.
2) A Thermometer.
Preferably a digital thermometer.
You need a thermometer in order to keep an accurate reading at all times for your gel.
3) A long metal or hard plastic spoon.
This is for stirring the gel.
Metal knitting needles, seem to work well for this task.
Whatever you do, never use a wooden spoon, they tend to add bubbles into the gel.
4) Safety Equipment.
Make sure you have a working chemical fire extinguisher nearby at all times.
Also wear safety goggles, a heat and liquid resistant apron as well as gloves to make homemade gel candle.
Be very careful when dying your homemade gel candles.
All you need is a little dab, to change the color of the gel.
You may want to use a toothpick when working with liquid dyes.
Just dip the tip into the dye and work it a little in the gel.
Continue until you get your required colour.
You are not only limited to liquid dyes, solid blocks can also be used as well as powdered dyes.
Just remember to use very small amounts, so that you do not cloud your homemade gel candles.
The fragrance you use is very important.
In order for the fragrance oil you use to be safe, it must be non-polar and also over 170 flash point.
Make sure you buy fragrance oils especially made for gels and from very reputable sources too.
When wickingyour gel candles, use the more commonly used zinc core wicks so as to make sure your homemade gel candle burns with a steady and small flame.
If you are going to throw in embeds, make sure that they are of the non-flammable type.
Whatever, your personal reason is, you are going to find this article very helpful as far as giving you and overview of the whole process.
Ok, are you ready? Here goes...
Your equipment: 1) The first thing you will need is something to melt your gel in.
You can find something from your kitchen with a non-stick coating so that the gel does not stick to the pot.
Multi-Cookers have worked well for this task, and you can get these from your local Walmart.
2) A Thermometer.
Preferably a digital thermometer.
You need a thermometer in order to keep an accurate reading at all times for your gel.
3) A long metal or hard plastic spoon.
This is for stirring the gel.
Metal knitting needles, seem to work well for this task.
Whatever you do, never use a wooden spoon, they tend to add bubbles into the gel.
4) Safety Equipment.
Make sure you have a working chemical fire extinguisher nearby at all times.
Also wear safety goggles, a heat and liquid resistant apron as well as gloves to make homemade gel candle.
Be very careful when dying your homemade gel candles.
All you need is a little dab, to change the color of the gel.
You may want to use a toothpick when working with liquid dyes.
Just dip the tip into the dye and work it a little in the gel.
Continue until you get your required colour.
You are not only limited to liquid dyes, solid blocks can also be used as well as powdered dyes.
Just remember to use very small amounts, so that you do not cloud your homemade gel candles.
The fragrance you use is very important.
In order for the fragrance oil you use to be safe, it must be non-polar and also over 170 flash point.
Make sure you buy fragrance oils especially made for gels and from very reputable sources too.
When wickingyour gel candles, use the more commonly used zinc core wicks so as to make sure your homemade gel candle burns with a steady and small flame.
If you are going to throw in embeds, make sure that they are of the non-flammable type.
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