How to Make A Soy Candle

Pour your Golden Brands 464 soy wax flakes into the pouring pitcher. Heat the wax with a double boiler or hot plate.

While your wax melts, wipe out your Straight Sided Tumbler Jars with a small amount of isopropyl alcohol and a clean paper towel. This step ensures each candle container is ready for wicking.
 

Using a wick sticker, center one CD 18 cotton wick in each jar.

Once your wax is fully melted, add half of a Caribbean Blue dye block to the wax and stir.

Note: The block should snap in half, but the next easiest way to cut it is to use a knife and cutting board.

Stir the dye block into the wax.

Once the dye is fully mixed in, check the wax temperature with a thermometer. When the wax has reached 185°F (85°C), it's time to add fragrance oil. Pour in the fragrance oil, approximately a 7% fragrance load. Stir gently for 2 minutes to ensure that the oil is fully incorporated with the wax.

When the wax cools to 135°F (57.2°C), carefully pour the wax into the jars. Secure the wick with a wick bar.

Let the wax cool completely and allow your candles to fully harden at room temperature.

Once your candles have cooled completely, remove the wick bars and trim the wicks to 1/4 in. (6 mm). Place a warning label on the bottom of each candle.

You just made soy candles! We made this recipe using Caribbean Blue Dye Block and High Tide fragrance oil, but you can have fun customizing the scent and color pairings for your own candles – the options are soytainly endless!