When making candles, you don't need to confine yourself to making container candles. With the help of candle molds, the possibilities are endless.
Candle molds can come in aluminium or acrylic molds. Both work equally well.
Both are also easy to demold by applying a release agent to the surface before pouring. We recommend a silicone release agent. However some people have used vegetable oil spray and says that it works too.
The great thing about making candles out of molds and not containers is that you get to play with harder wax which tends to make candles last a lot longer and retain better scent throw. Also, you get to make free standing candles of many crazy different shapes!
Molds come in large pillar shapes, slim tapers, cute votives, egg shapes and more.
Most molds will come with a tiny hole at the bottom for the wick.
As for the type of wax to use, palm wax is perfect as well as paraffin wax. If budget allows, beeswax candles work well too.
SoyWax 415 is not so suitable for free standing candles as the wax can be too soft. However, you could try mixing Soywax with a little Stearic acid to harden the wax. There are also Soy Wax pillar blends that are harder.
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