Dipping Beeswax Candles

Hand dipped beeswax candles give off a wonderful warm glow and slight honey scent.
To hand-dip candles, you will need to put your wax in an old can. Place this can in a pot of water and heat on a medium temperature until your wax has melted. Meanwhile tie two lengths of your wicking on a skewer, pencil or chopstick.

Dip this into your melted wax. Dip in for two seconds and out again for two seconds. If you leave it in the wax too long, your wax that is on the wick will melt back off.

After you have dipped the candle in the wax five times. it will be like a long string bean. Let it harden a bit in the air, and straighten your wick, if you need to, by pulling down on the bottom of the candle, while still holding the top with your other hand. Do this about every five dips.

After about 25 or so dips, they are ready to leave hanging overnight to fully harden.
We hang ours in the kitchen, taping them to an open cabinet.

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