Useful advice
In the modern world, the candles are more used as part of the decor, decorating the interior and creating a common setting of coarse. To make a candle at home, you need to know several rules, for example, that properly made Fitil It is important, since it depends on the evenness of burning candles.
Also worth knowing that candle thickness depends on the number of threadswhich are used when cooking. For example, to make a candle with a thickness of 2 to 7 cm you need to prepare 15 threads, and for a candle with a diameter of 10 cm, 24 threads need 24. Candle with a diameter that exceeds 10 cm, needs 30 threads.
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A little useful information about the preparation of candles
Use the steamer to melt wax. It can be replaced with an electric oven. IMPORTANT: Do not use glass dishes.
There are many types of wax, but almost all of them melted at a temperature of 90 degrees Celsius.
Also it is advisable to have a number of thermometerwhich will help keep track of the temperature. It is better to use a thermometer with a steel rod and a scale from above. It can be purchased in specialized laboratory equipment stores. The thermometer with a steel rod can be used to mix wax.
Keep care if you decide to melt the wax on the open fire, since in this case the wax can catch fire.
For extinguishing, use the food soda, but not water. It is also worth knowing that overheated wax will begin to allocate acrolein - toxic by-product. Do not forget to take care of good ventilating room.
How to make a candle with your own hands
Prepare:
Old saucepan for the melt of paraffin;
Old bowl;
Heat-resistant forms in which future candles will be;
Several wicks that may have both paper and wire core;
Wand;
Special holder to pull the wick in the molten paraffin.
To make 3 candles prepare:
40 g of stearin powder;
400 g of granulated paraffin;
Dye to give color wax;
Flavoring (you can replace it with etheric oil).
1. Made the basis for candles:
On a saucepan with boiling water, place a bowl and pour a stearne powder into it;
Wait for Stearin melts and add 1/4 tablets to the same bowl of the wax dye;
In a bowl, put paraffin and heat the water to 80c;
Still carefully all the time;
After melting the entire mass, drop a few drops of essential oil or flavoring.
2. Prepare phytyl
Immerse the wick for 5 minutes in the melted paraffin;
Let him dry on the foil.
3. Getting directly to the manufacture of candles
Cut the wick - its length should be slightly larger than the height of the form;
One end of the wick pass through a special holder, and clamp it with pliers, and the other you need to wind up a stick (pencil, for example) and secure;
Lower the holder along with the wick on the bottom of the form and start pouring paraffin;
After you have poured paraffin to the edges, you need to put a wand on the edges of the form in such a position so that the wick was in the center;
Wait until the mass freezes;
Cut wick.
4. Something special
If you want to make your candle unique, you can use your favorite flower, souvenir or spruce twig or bump if the candle for the new year. You can also depict something on the form (you can use the festive stencil).
Useful advice
The wax is better to look for such that is commonly used in the manufacture of church candles;
For candle dyeing, use powdered paints (the best option), aniline oil-based paints or natural substances.
How to make a gel candle at home
When making candles, you need to be careful and follow all safety rules, especially if you want to put some decoration inside the candle. Also carefully choose the type of aromatic oil and dye.
Now you need to solve what kind of candle you want to cook. Gel candles are different, and are divided into several groups:
Aquariums, terrariums and treasure candles;
Beer glasses and cappuccino with foam;
Coca-Cola and other cocktails;
Rainbows, vortices, fireworks and neon glows;
Fruit canned food;
Ice cream and desserts;
Festive design.
After that, you decided on the topic, pick up a suitable glass vessel for a candle. Alternatively, you can take a square vase, a glass, a jar from the jam or a mug.
It is better to use forms that have a diameter of at least 5 centimeters (which will not give the flame too close to the edges of the vessel);
Look for a transparent or color shape (the candle look beautiful);
The glass of your form should be durable.
For cooking you will need:
Flavoring;
Dye.
Example gel candle
As an example, consider the preparation of candle-aquarium, which will contain marine design.
Prepare:
Gel for candles (can be several colors);
Several clean decorative items that will be inside the candle and decorate it. Since the topic is maritime, then you can use, for example, shells or toys on marine topics.
1. Gel for candles put on aquatic bath;
2. Use slow fire to warm up gel to 100 ° C;
3. Strengthen the wick with the leg at the bottom of the form with the help of glue so that the wick was in the middle, which will ensure the best burning of the candle; It is also necessary to fix the wick on top of the form (you can use ordinary threads);
4. It's time to use decorative items that you can, as you want to decompose on the bottom of the form - naturally, they all should not be igniting; You can put several items at the initial stage, while others a little later;
5. Candle decor items can not be placed closer than 6 millimeters to the wick, and it is desirable closer to the walls of the form so that they are better visible;
6. Before you begin to pour gel, it is desirable to warm up the shape, and you can do it with a hair dryer - so you can get rid of bubbles;
7. Keep track of the gel temperature, and when you cool it to 80-90s, you can start slowly pouring a candle;
* The best option will be the fill with layers, i.e. First pour a bit of gel and after a while when the gel on the bottom of the form hardens, you can pour a new layer, and so until the form is filled out;
* Waiting for a long time, if you do not want to see the boundaries of the layers;
* If you use multiple colors, you can make it so that they will smoothly shimmer in the form, and it is also necessary to wait a little while the bottom layer hardens, otherwise the paints are mixed;
8. You can use the candle in a day.
VERY IMPORTANT
* Place the wax only in a water bath and follow the instructions of the shape or wax, as the temperature at which the wax melts depends on such factors as: the quality of wax and shape, as well as the type of candle you want to do;
* Wax overheating is dangerous to health and its pairs can ignite if the temperature is reached in 180s;
* to extinguish the burning wax Can not be used - Use a rag.
* Use pure and dry shape;
* Souvenirs that you want to decorate the candle should be clean and non-flammable (you can wash them with warm mineral oil).
