Rachel Larsen - Candle Making: From Beginner to Business

CANDLE MAKING

From Beginner to Business

Rachel Larsen

Copyright 2018 Grant Bowie

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Introduction

P l dont jut urh ndl gift, but t drt nd hng the frgrn f their homes nd l f buin. Td, independent candle buin r able t mt with tblihd companies bu consumers typically lk t th ulit nd rfrmn of a ndl when mking urh, rthr than th nm tthd t th candle.

If youre thinking f trting a candle business, u n d several thing to grow ur venture into a success like lrning hw t mk ndl b tking n nlin r in-rn l, rding ndl mking books, like this one, or tutril.

Bk n ndl mking may be vilbl t ur ll library, nd many free rint nd vid tutril r n th Intrnt. If u think you m wnt to look into thi t f buin, thn you n bgin t take seriously ll th infrmtin tht u find rund u. Here i a mrhniv guid on how u n start a ndl making buin;

Whn u did t trt ur wn work-at-home buin, a candle making buin i n tin f many. Beginning a ndl mking business can b fun nd xiting nd a way t utiliz m rtivit. However, there r mn things to think but before beginning tht n hl ensure ur success.

D you wnt to trt a ndl mking buin and earn rfit? Find in this bk a t b t guid n trting a successful candle mking buin with low budgt.

A mll-l ndl making buin can be a grt w fr ntrrnur to earn xtr mn r vn a full-time inm. T trt a ndl making buin, there are mn thing you should nidr to ensure ur venture i a success.

Candle mking buin n be started with a mll budgt frm hm. People purchase ndls not nl fr rligiu ur but l t scent nd drt thir hm nd business l. Th popularity nd numr demand fr scented nd drtiv ndl rt a tremendous buin rtunit fr th innovative trt-u ntrrnur.

Making nd lling ndl n b a lurtiv buin. Cndl making is a $2 billin indutr in th Unitd Stt alone, rding t the Ntinl Candle Aitin. The lw t f trting a candle mking buin mk th id vn more tmting. "Entrepreneur Mgzin" gtting started costs less thn $2,000.

A lt f l have already divrd th j of trting a candle buin. Sin ndl mking, in itself, i a fun hobby, rning m inm by lling thm i jut iing on the k. If u'r n f the millin wh lv scented r drtiv candles, then this business huld wrk for you!

The very firt thing tht u nd to do i t knw wht rw mtril t u nd what rdur u need t fllw. If candle mking isn't your gift, thn u n easily learn how t mk ndl. Once u learn the tul t in rting ndl, the next t wuld b to begin king yourself th right t f utin:

Wht t f ndl will you be selling?

Wht marketing nd dvrtiing trtgi wuld u use?

Which ulir can rvid th bt type f mtril?

How would you ri th candles?

A you k yourself th utin, you would rliz tht trting a candle buin is far frm ftr all. Th bt way t start thi t of business i by lunhing it t a smaller scale. Bfr u tull dlv int bazaars, exports, or utm-md ndl mking, you huld trt t the bt l in the whole world-your hm.

Chapter 1- Candle making ingredients

W ax - I list thi one firt bu, in m inin th t of wax that you use will determine th vrll quality of th candle u mk. In thr words, if u try t use h wx ...youll nd up gtting lw-ulit candles. On f th rt t mking high-ulit candles is that u need to u a quality wx! On f the biggest mintin tht mn new candle mkr hv is, "The mr frgrn you u...th trngr candles you will rdu."

Thi blif i jut nt the !

Frgrn - Whn mking ndl, u will wnt t u concentrated frgrn il ditintl md fr ndl making. Nvr u lhl bd frgrn! There are fragrance companies out thr tht ll gd fragrance......but there are also frgrn companies tht ll lw-t diluted frgrn. Nw, when you locate a mn tht sells nntrtd frgrn, u will nl want t u 1 oz.- 1.5 z. f frgrn per 1 lb. f wx. Cnidring tht you have hn t u ulit wax nd concentrated fragrance, u will not hv t u n more thn 1.5 z. fragrance r 1 lb f wax! If u u more thn thi munt of fragrance, u will uull nti n "oil lik" on the bttm of ur pouring t, which means that u jut wtd frgrn!

Coloring - There r vrl t of lring that u m use for candle mking. Eh type has it r nd cons. My xrin in ndl making has concluded th fllwing but h type of coloring.

Clr Blocks - Clr blocks provide u with th richest and most cost-effective mn f lring your ndl. Unfrtuntl, when u choose t u lr blocks for ndl making it i difficult to hiv color ur h nd vr tim. Thi problem n b rlvd by buing a grm scale and weighing your lr. W use lr blk t mk our drk colors only.

Liuid d - Liuid d provides u with a lutin t th lr accuracy problem, but ll liuid d tht I have vr hd any experience with does hv a light hmil mll t it. Thrfr, w d not u liquid d whn w need to rdu rih lr. The rule of thumb that I have fund to be helpful i: If th lr u desire to mk ruir tht u u mr thn 10 drops f liquid d r 4 lb. f wx, thn dn't use liuid d! For m reason, n mr thn 10 dr per 4 lb. of wax will give your ndl a light hmil mll.

Clr hi - In my opinion, lr hi r over-priced, nd are nt finl grund nugh to resolve th color ur gl thrfr, I do not suggest uing thm.

Crn - Using rn to lr your candles i nt an tin for rduing high-ulit ndl! Crn clog your wik nd cause your ndl to mk frgt but uing thm!

Cndl additives - Mn ndl mkr u various ndl additives in order to nhn th ulit of th end-product. Althugh I do not uggt trting ff adding these additives to rblndd wx, I will diu the properties f h f th dditiv tht you may did whthr u desire t use thm in ur ndl. Batches f ndl wax n vr, u nd t knw hw t djut rdingl.

Vbr - vybar i rimril ud by ndl mkr t enhance th "scent throw" f their ndl. Vybar makes the rn of your candles ur, and will rdu a marbled look on the top f ur ntinr ndl which looks really nt! Vbr tull inr the wx melt int nd lightl hrdn ur wax consistency.