How to Create Candles
By: ROBERT WATSON

 

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Candle burning is the oldest form of aromatherapy. The ancient Chinese started the tradition of burning joss sticks, made from fragrant herbs, over six thousand years ago as a way to honor their ancestors. This unseen, fragrant energy is aromatherapy.

In aromatherapy flowers, leaves and fruit are used to make the essential oils. Therapeutic properties are derived in concentrated amounts during distillation when the oil is extracted and used to improve health.

The amount of coloring and scent used to make your own aromatherapy candles is up to you. Mixing different oils together allows you to experiment with the different scents. When it comes to the candle molds you can buy them or make them yourself (such as paper cups), additional supplies include wicks, Beeswax, Paraffin, crayons, oils and a double boiler. The green segment of the consumer market notes that soy wax is healthier for you and the environment, than Parrafin as it burns cleaner, lasts longer, is non-toxic and is 100% biodegradable.

It can be hard to get the wick to stay put unless you wrap the excess around a pen or pencil and put it on top of the mold. Use a double boiler to melt the combined beeswax and paraffin. Crayon shavings added to the melted wax adds color to the candle. A great way to get the crayon shavings is to use a potato peeler over the melted wax. Unless you want your candle to smell like a crayon, only add a little bit of the shavings. It would defeat the purpose of aromatherapy if your candles scent was too much, you can always add more of the oil later. Trim your wick to about inch after the candle has cooled. A relaxed and pleasing aura will be the result of placing aromatherapy candles around your home. It can be hard trying to find the time to make your own candles rather than buying them, but it is nowhere near as rewarding.

Making aromatherapy candles shows thoughtfulness and caring when used as gifts for the special people in your life; you enjoyed making them and they love getting them. Robert Watson is the owner and webmaster of My Aromatherapy Class, the home of the only free Aromatherapy Course on the internet. To sign up for his free newsletter and to get involved with the free home study course, click on his website.

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