Candle Making ?? - What to Buy ?

[RockinHippy]

DD13 is smelly candle mad at the moment, is very creative when she puts her mind to it & has a good nose for what she does & doesnt like. So I thought getting her candle making gear for Xmas, would be a great idea.

I don't really want to buy a ready made kit, as I usually find its better to just buy the bits & bobs you need. It's a very long to me since I gave made candles myself, so,I would be grateful on any advice as to what & where to buy

Thank you :)

I've found this site very useful for equipment and guides/information.
I use a glass measuring jug for melting wax as easy to clean and cheap.

A thermometer is also a good idea to measure the temperature you put the fragrance oil in at. Another good site is candle-shack.com, I have an online candle shop and get most of my supplies there and they have friendly customer service

Look at the candle making thread on here.

Sorry I'm so slow to reply (ill with migraine)

That's a big help, thank you

I'm going to order today, I need to avoid the soy wax as she has an allergy, but there are some great tips in links/sites you have posted, I'm a bit confused with wicks, but will try a few different ones. It's only for home use to make votives, as that's the ones she loves & I've been collecting the empty jars for a while.

One question though - with the perfumes, I will buy a few & I can see that she could add aromatherapy oils, which we always have in at home, but can you also use the food grade flavouring/scents ??

TIA & thanks again