Making candles
I’ve been interested for a while now in making my own designer candles. I’d like to buy some pretty bulk jars and fill them with a lightly scented soy wax. Then after the wax has solidified I think I’d like to paint the jars. The biggest reason that I think I’d like to do this is because I have heard so much about how cheap wax is bad for your health and also leaves a lot of soot on the furnishings of the house they are burnt in. I’ve heard that soy wax burns clean and doesn’t have any negative health side effects. I’ve always liked candles; I think they are very pretty.
I tend to avoid burning them, though for a couple of reasons. One reason is that a lot of candles make a mess with their wax dripping all over the place. Another reason is that some candles just burn down the middle of the candle and then seem to drown themselves in a puddle of melted wax. And still another is that a lot of the scented candles make my nose run and eyes water and give me a headache! Not knowing exactly what is in the candles makes me suspect that if I made my own I could control all of that.