Soy wax candle making is becoming quite popular. Soy wax is all natural (since they come from soy beans), can have a natural aroma (or have one added), and burns cleanly. It is well known that paraffin wax emits a soot which makes it ‘bad’ to breathe in. Excessive amounts of soot can also ruin your walls and ceilings. It is partially for these reasons that soy candles are becoming so popular.

Candle makers love working with soy wax for many reasons but one of the best reasons is its clean up. Soy wax cleans up very nicely using just plain warm water and soap. Now try that with paraffin wax!!

Making soy wax candles is very easy. Simply purchase some wax, dye, fragrances, wicks and containers and you are on your way – very inexpensively. My guess is that you could buy all these for less than $20. Starter kits run $20 to $30.

Probably the best way to start making soy candles is to buy some soy wax (they come in chips), some color chips (usually add one color chip per pound of wax), some fragrance (usually about 1 fluid oz per pound of wax), wicks (usually one per candle ; ) and a container or two.

You can melt the wax in a double boiler or just stick a smaller pan (with the wax to be melted) in a larger pan of boiling water.

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