Learn the basics needed to make your own soy wax candles with our easy-to-follow guide.
How To Make A Soy Candle
Beginner's Guide to Soy Wax Candles
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Learn the basics needed to make your own soy wax candles with our easy-to-follow guide.
Beginner's Guide to Soy Wax Candles
Follow our instructional video guide when making candles with our Soy Candle Making Kit.
Our Soy Candle Making Kit Video Guide
Learn how to make beautiful soy container candles using our easy-to-follow video.
Watch How to Make Soy Container Candles
Watch and learn how you can choose the right wick size for your candles.
Find the Right Wick Size for Your Candles
Conducting a burn test will help you determine the proper wick application for your candles.
Learn How to Conduct a Burn Test
Take the guesswork out of choosing the right soy wax for your next project.
Learn Which Soy Wax is Best for Your Project
Tealight candles are easy to make and add ambiance to a any space.
Our Easy Guide for Making Tealight Candles
Learn how to make soy candles using the microwave in this easy-to-follow video.
Perfect for Making a Small Batch of Candles
Learn the characteristics of a correctly wicked candle.
Learn How a Candle Should Burn
Make your own paraffin candles using this easy-to-follow video and materials list.
Quick-Start Guide for Paraffin Container Candles
Votive candles add warmth and ambiance to any home decor.
Votive Candles Make Great Gifts and Giveaways
Learn how you can make wax melts with our clamshells molds.
Learn How to Use Our Clamshell Molds
Learn how to properly wick a pillar mold when making pillar candles with this easy-to-follow tutorial.
Instructions for Wicking Pillar Molds
Learn how to make reed diffusers with this easy-to-follow tutorial.
Instructions for Making Reed Diffusers.
Become familiar with the components and terminology used in candle making.
Unsure of a term that you see on our website? Review our list of common candle making terms.
Learn Common Candle Making Terms
Learn how soy wax is produced, where soy is grown, and the uses and benefits of soy wax.
And Other Questions You Might Have About Soy
Ever wonder what's in candle fragrance oils?
Learn the Basic Components of Fragrances
Learn what a wick assembly is, how it's made, and the purpose of each component.
Learn the Purpose of Each Component
Learn how professional perfumers evaluate fragrances using blotters strips.
Learn How to Evaluate Fragrances
Looking for the right wick series or wick size? Consult our Wick Guide!
Get a Candle WIck Recommendation
Quickly compare and decide which candle wax works best for your next batch of candles.
Find Our Recommended Wax for Your Project
To help you get the best results out of NGI's new Quantum soy waxes, we're sharing our lab notes.
Take a look at our testing results.
Learn more about IGI 6046 from our testing results.
Get familiar with this coconut/paraffin blend.
Take a closer look at C-6 candle wax.