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Materials
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Equipment
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AstorLite OK6228/1 Candle Wax |
Double Boiler |
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Mini Muffin Pan |
Thermometer
for Candle Making |
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Fragrance Oil/Scent |
Pouring Pot |
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Liquid Dye |
Scale |
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Wick or Wicks |
Cupcake Papers |
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Candle Crumbles for Embeds (use a contrasting color so they
will show up) |
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Weigh Wax: |
- Weigh the amount of OK6228/1 candle wax needed for your project.
- For Mini
muffin candles using a 12 cavity mini muffin pan we recommend 2lbs of
wax for the bottom and 2lbs of wax for the top. We also
recommend using a zinc core votive wick.
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Melt Wax: |
- Heat the candle wax to between
140°F-160°F using a
double-boiler system.
- Use a
candle thermometer to check temperature.
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Prepare
Molds: |
- While
wax is melting set up mini muffin pan by inserting
2 or 3 cupcake
papers into each
cavity.
- Then place the appropriate size wick pins into
into each cavity.
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Add Scent: |
- Add up to 6% fragrance by melted wax weight not to exceed 1
ounce of scent to 1 pound of wax.
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Add Dye: |
- Add dye until desired color is
achieved.
- You
can test color by dropping a few drops of wax onto a piece of white
paper.
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Stir
well: |
- Stir thoroughly to
incorporate scent and dye.
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Pour Wax: |
- Pour
Wax into mini muffin pan.
- Don't
forget you will need to save some wax for the
2nd pour and caking.
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Cooling: |
- Allow to cool as slowly
as possible.
- Do not
place in a water bath or refrigerator to accelerate the cooling process.
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Second
Pour: |
- Once the first
pour has completely cooled, remove the candles with wick pins
from the pan to make sure it releases.
- Return candles with wick pins to the muffin pan and top off the candles
as needed.
- After the 2nd
pour has completely cooled candles are ready to be wicked and
caked.
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Insert Wick: |
- Remove candles from
mini muffin pan.
- Remove cupcake papers and wick pins.
- Insert appropriate
wick for your candles.
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Caking
the Candle: |
- Reheat
remaining wax so you can cake the candle.
- Once
the wax has melted, let it set up for a few
minutes.
- Using a metal
whisk, whip the wax. Your wax will change from liquid to an
icing type consistency.
- Once
the texture is thick enough, use a fork to apply
the wax to the top of the candle.
- Work
quickly, if wax becomes too stiff, place it back
in wet bath to melt down and whip again until
you have finished caking the candle.
- if wax becomes too stiff, place it back
in a wet bath to melt and whip again until
you have finished topping the candle.
- Sprinkle candle pieces onto the top of the caked muffin candle.
- Note: On the pictured candles above we sprinkled ground
cinnamon over caked candle instead of candle pieces.
- Experiment and have a good
time with making your muffin candles.
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Trim Wick: |
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Never melt wax on a gas
stove, it has a Flash Point & is Flammable. Never leave wax
unattended. |
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Note:
Tri-State Candlemaking Supplies shall not be held responsible for
products created by you from our supplies. You alone are
responsible for product.
We
strongly recommend thorough recipe testing! |