Getting The Best Scented Candles

Fragrant candles are available in a veritable array of different styles,


colours and fragrances nowadays , so there should never be a time when you cannot find something that meets your needs. Candles are to be found in a range of scents including the familiar , such as rose or cinnamon, or perhaps even


something a bit more off the wall such as orange blossom. Then there are the truly


wild and wacky aromas made by some luxury scented candle makers - such as


companies like True Grace and Yankee candles to name but two


- for instance, Asian Pear Bellini. In the extremely unlikely event,


however,that you are still having a problem exactly what you want in terms of scented


candles then there is one further choice available - you could make your own!


Making scented candles is an extremely popular hobby these days and many people spend


hours each week carefully making fragrant candles to their exact requirements,


and then enjoying them at their leisure at home . Essentially there are three methods of creating   your own scented andles and none of them are difficult to do . You might want to purchase a scented candle making kit, which will contain just about everything you need to get started . All you then need to do is to


select the fragrance , design and colour you want, follow the instructions and very


soon you will have your first individually designed scented vandle. Alternatively, if you


already have some scented


candles around the home you will already know that you should never burn them


right down. It is recommended that you stop burning jar candles when there is about a quarter of an inch of wax remaining. You will always be left with wax which remains in the bottom of the jar . Save up a few of


these used candles - in the same fragrance, of course - and then mix this together so that you have enough to create a new candle. Melt the wax, pour


it in your chosen container and there you have it. The beauty with this


method is that if you   are using leftover wax from expensive candles ,


your own home made version will share the same quality of wax and essential


fragrance oils as the original, which means that while it may not look quite as


refined as the candles you originally bought, the quality should be reasonably


comparable.  Just imagine, your own handmade candles with the same lovely fragrance as candles by Yankee candles or True Grace candles. The final way in which you can make your own candles is to go to a craft


shop and buy all the necessary bits and pieces separately. You can pick from a large array of waxes such as paraffin wax or beeswax, as well


as a full range of colours and fragrancing oils or extracts. This is probably


the most complicated way of making your own candles but it does allow you the


greatest choice. You will be able to come up with a candle which is truly unique


and your own.





The author is owner of the Scented Candle Store which supplies a range of home fragrances including scented candles by makes such as Yankee candles