how to make a non-toxic candle 🕯🌿

Hey makers, it's Charlotte with Mixi. Join me on a journey today to make your very own non-toxic and sustainable candle. Making your own candles at home is fun, easy, and once you get started you'll never want to buy another candle again. First, I'll start by walking you through the materials that you'll need to make a candle. First, you'll need a container. Be sure to choose a container that's safe for candle making, such as one that's made from glass, metal, stone, or concrete. That way you're not choosing anything that could potentially be flammable or hazardous. Also, always purchase your supplies from a quality candle supplier so you can be sure that the glass or materials have been tested for the heat of candles. Specifically today, I'll be using our 12 ounce speckle vessel. I am in love with this vessel because it is made from recycled glass. One less thing, going into a landfill. Not only that, but this glass is absolutely beautiful and you'll want to keep it in your home long after your candle has finished burning. This glass is made by artisans in India using a mouth-blown technique. The next material that you'll need to make your candles is candle wax. Today, I'll be using an all-natural soy wax called Supernatural Soy Flakes. You can find this wax on makesy.com. Now, we want this candle to smell amazing and today I'll be blending two all-natural fragrance oils together to create my own one-of-a-kind fragrance. You can find these fragrances along with over 300 other scents on makesy.com. Another favorite aspect will be the wick. We'll be making this candle with a wooden wick. If you've never used a wooden wick before, you're going to love them. Wooden wicks have a soft, crackling ambiance that's cozy and relaxing. Not only that, but these wicks are made from all-natural, USA-sourced wood and for every $100 spent on wicks, makesy plants a tree. Together, we've planted over 300,000 trees to date. In addition to your wicks, you'll need a wick clip to hold the wick in place along with a wick sticker. You'll also need some basic candle making tools like a pouring pitcher, a stirring utensil, and a scale. Now, let's get started. The first step is to wick your candles. So, take your wick sticker and adhere it to the bottom of a wick clip. You'll leave the second side of the adhesive on until we're ready to put it into the vessel. Next, take your wooden wick and gently wiggle it into place until it's fully secured in the wick clip. Peel away the second side of adhesive from your wick sticker and place the entire wick clip assembly into the center bottom of your container. For help on which wooden wick to use based on your candle container, fragrance, and wax, head to makesy.com and check out our wick guide or watch our other videos on how to select the right wooden wick. Now, it's time to measure our wax. In candle making, everything is done by weight, so you'll need a scale. Turn your scale on and set the measurement to ounces, pounds, milliliters, however you've calculated your formula and will plan to measure your wax and fragrance. In this case, I'll be using ounces. Now, place your pouring pitcher onto your scale and tear the weight. This will bring the weight back to zero so that you can measure your wax without the weight of the pitcher. You can either use a wax melter or a double boiler to melt your wax. To use the double boiler method, simply take your wax, put it into a pitcher and place the pitcher into a secondary pot. That pot should be filled with about one to two inches of water and heat until the water is simmering. Now, the two fragrance oils that I'm using today are Natural Lush Lavendan and Tahitian Vanilla, which is a beautiful, sweet, spa-like fragrance that is creamy, fresh, and floral. The second fragrance that I'll be using today is Natural Star Jasmine and Santal. This fragrance is also creamy and floral, but with some sexy notes of Each of these bottles contains 0.33 ounces of fragrance, so I'll pour the entire bottle of both fragrances directly into my liquid wax. Once the fragrance has been added, you need to stir the wax and fragrance together to ensure that they're fully combined for an even scent distribution. Stir together for two to three minutes, so put on your favorite song, kick back, and relax and enjoy the great smells. Now that we've finished stirring, it's time to pour your candles, my favorite part. Evenly, slowly, and as best as you can, pour the wax directly into the candle container. You'll want to pour the wax until about half of an inch remains from the surface of the wax to the top of your vessel. And we measured our wax perfectly. Now let your candle sit on an even surface for at least 24 hours until fully cooled. Then trim your wick and enjoy. Now our beautiful creation has fully cooled and it's ready to be enjoyed. I hope you loved learning how to make non-toxic and sustainable candles with me today. We love to see what you create, so be sure to use the hashtag makesyemade so we can see all of your amazing candles. Now go make it happen.