I have been making some candles with my son. Well to be more accurate I have been emptying out the old left over wax from various vessels and combining it with some very pretty soft rose broken candles and a little bit of beeswax, and a few drops of essential oils. I am very pleased with the results.
In the past I have bought a number of expensive candles because they are in pretty/interesting containers, like the two above. The one on the left I believe is Victorian glass and the one on the right is a hand made studio pot.
The original candle in the glass vessel was lovely but didn't burn well and loads of wax was left stuck around the inside. As you can see from the photos I put all the old wax in my trusty thrifted aluminum bain marie and heated slowly. The new wicks are ethically sourced and have no nasties in them.
Once I have used these up I will be buying quality wax to make new ones.
I shall be making all my own candles in future as the process is so simple and I know that I'm not burning anything that may be giving off toxic fumes.
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