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We found 4 Reddit comments discussing the best candle making dyes. We ranked the 3 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
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Sorry this took me so long!
I made these candles with soy wax because not only does it make a pretty, milky color, but it also burns clean. You can also use any other wax like beeswax or paraffin (the least expensive option).
This is what I bought from amazon:
Soy Wax: http://www.amazon.com/Natural-Soy-444-Wax-pound/dp/B001QMXKN0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426444164&sr=8-1&keywords=soy+wax
Pouring Pot: http://www.amazon.com/candlemakers-4-pound-Pouring-Pot/dp/B007VFWW6C/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1426444189&sr=8-3&keywords=candle+pitcher
Wick: http://www.amazon.com/CandleScience-Natural-Candle-Medium-piece/dp/B0092RKNDQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1426444213&sr=8-5&keywords=wick
Candle Color: http://www.amazon.com/Candle-Colors-Dye-Block-Single/dp/B007VGFWIQ/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1426444246&sr=8-9&keywords=candle+color
It is honestly so easy and fun to make these! First start by boiling a large stockpot of water, filled ~1/3 of the way. Fill the candle pouring pot with ~3 cups of wax shavings. You need to do some trial and error with how much wax to melt, but I started by melting ~3 cups of wax shavings at a time. Let the wax shavings melt. When they have melted break off a very small (the dye is very bright) chunk (I used a piece about half the size of an eraser) and let the color melt into the soy wax. Stir with a wooden spoon (not a good one, keep this one for candles only!).
Now you are ready to pour the candles. I started by curling the ends of the wicks around a pencil and then lowering the wick, metal bottom down, into the teacup in the center. Then slowly pour the wax into the teacup, holding the pencil/wick steady (it will move and you will have to re-center the wick, but you have plenty of time before the candle sets). Fill up the teacup as much, or as little, as you'd like. Be careful to not let the wick unravel into the wet candle. If it does unravel into the wet candle, simply pull it out of the wax and wrap it tighter around the pencil. Let the candles set. Once they have set (I left them overnight, but they were ready after ~4 hours) cut the wicks to 1". Voila beautiful teacup candles!
This was pretty easy, but it was very time consuming. Although, I did this with my mom and we had such a great time making them! Since we did this I actually have purchased scents and made a bunch of candles for myself and will be making them for gifts, it is really fun!
EDIT: I should add that you can make this even more budget-friendly than what I did by using wax in blocks that isn't pre-shaved, paraffin wax and cutting your own wicks!
The candlewic dyes are now available on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/CANDLEWICS-Highly-Concentrated-Liquid-Candle/dp/B07CRS61SZ