Candle Making
A candle is
a cylinder of tallow, wax, paraffin, o or solid fat contain a wick to give off
light when also be made with color and fragrance. There are three (3) methods of making candles by hand.
1.Rolling
sheets of beeswax around a wick
2. Dipping
the wick in hot wax
2.Pouring
hot wax into a mold
Candles are popular as decorator accents and lighting
material. Old candles can be melted again and their wax is reused with broken crayons
for a variety of colors. Different molds such as cups, empty eggshell, bottles,
plastic, or boxes may be used. Wicks can be made of cotton string.
Do not melt
wax over a direct flame.
Waxes and
Materials Used for Candle Making
1. Beeswax is a fatty substance extracted by
melting honeycomb. Beeswax is soft, simple, and plain and has the fragrance of
honey. A fresh honeycomb wax is white and turns yellowish or darkens as it gets
older.
2. Parafin is
a white, translucent, glasslike wax substance distilled from petroleum. The soft
paraffin has a low melting point.
3. Tallow is
made up of fatty animal tissue found in ox kidney suit, tallow dripping or goat
fat. Candles made of tallow have rancid odor and greasy touch.
4.Stearin is a soft opaque and odorless solid made
of natural animal and plant fats. Stearin candles burn well and do not bend as
a result of the flame heat.
There are
other materials used in candle making. These are wicks, fat-soluble dye, fragrance,
and different sizes and shapes of mold.
5.Wicks - The wick is considered the
"soul" of candles. The bigger the candle, the thicker the wick. Wick
is made from cotton yarn. To guarantee the right degree of flammability, the
wick is dipped into a solution of 2% boric acid.
Safety
Measures in Candle Making
1.Do not
melt wax over a direct flame.
2. Do not
leave the room when wax is melting.
3. Do not
use water to extinguish flaming wax. Use baking soda or fire extinguisher.
4. Do not
cast molds near an open flame.
5. Do not
allow children in the working area.
6. Work in
an open and well-ventilated area.
7. Keep
flammable materials such as newspaper, kerosene, gasoline, alcohol, and plastic
away from the working area.
8. Clean
your work area before and after making your candles.
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