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Home-based Business: Pillar Candles III

Guest post by: Charles Godbout

Article Overview: If you are into candle-making for your home-based business, pillar candles are among your creations. They are versatile on their appearance, effect, color, sizes and shapes. Depending on the theme of your decoration, there are a set that suit your living room, bed room, bathroom or even your dining room.

Home-based Business: Pillar Candles III

If you are into candle-making for your home-based business, pillar candles are among your creations. They are versatile on their appearance, effect, color, sizes and shapes. Depending on the theme of your decoration, there are a set that suit your living room, bed room, bathroom or even your dining room.

In the previous article, the preparation of your molds and the sealing of your wick and wick hole were explained. This time, we begin by mixing additives to your wax, assuming that it has reached the boiling point of 175 to 185 degrees Fahrenheit for pillar-suited paraffin. Add in your coloring agent, mix it with a wooden stirring rod. Follow the fragrance oil and stir again for thorough mixing. Many of those who make candles for a home-based business use additives to ensure the hardness of the wax and increase the opacity of the color. It also allows them to save on the wax, especially if the wax is somewhat expensive.

If the mixture is properly mixed and boiling, pour it over into your molds until about half of an inch from the top of the mold. Ensure that you still have 20% leftover on your melted wax mixture for second pouring. Secure the pot with your wax mixture in a place where it is out of reach of your children. Let the wax-filled molds cool. You will notice that the wax shrinks deep into the mold as it hardens. Insert a stick into your pillar candle near its wick, creating holes to accommodate the shrinkage and to release some air bubbles.

It does not matter the number of holes made into your candles. The important thing is to have holes around the wick. The holes prevent your wick from pulling off-center and the walls of your candles from deforming. Make it certain that the holes are opened until the pillar candles solidify entirely. At this point, you have to let few hours to pass before you do the next step. If your pillar candles are longer and larger, it will take 24 hours to make the wax wholly solid.

Alright, assuming that all the candles are now solid, bring into boil the remaining wax mixture on the melting pot. This time, the temperature should be 5 or 10 degrees hotter than its initial boiling point. The reason to this is to make the wax adhere in between layers. When the mixture reached the ideal temperature, pour it over into the holes of your pillar candles. Fill the molds on a level above the initial pour. Avoid over-pouring the wax, it will damage the finish of your candles when excess wax seep down into it.

Allow the candles some time for final cooling. It will take half a day to an entire day depending on the sizes of your candles. At this time, you can prepare your wrapper, label or tag bearing the name of your home-based business, boxes and ribbons. When you are certain that the candles are firmly solid, remove the mold sealer and the screw. The candles should slid out of the molds if they are hardened properly. If it is difficult, place it inside a freezer for ten minutes and try again. The wick end holding the wick rod or stick is the base of your pillar candles. Trim the wick.

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