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Wednesday, 02 April 2008 |
By Daniel Millions
 Candle making has been around for a long time. It was used in ancient Egypt, London's Colonials made them, even China and Japan made candles using whale fat. When starting a home based candle business, you must consider what things you will need in order to begin building your job. Things like candle holders are a need, they don't at first seem that important. However you need them to begin selling scented or non-scented candles.
Paraffin wax is the primary leader in candle making today. Once you heat this wax or any other wax you can get for candle making, you must place it in a container. After placing the wax in this container, you must place a wick inside for it to burn. Other things can be placed in the wax if you desire to enhance the candles properties. Some of these things can be essential oils that will leave a pleasant scent when the candle burns. To do this process, you must pour some of the oil inside the vat of hot wax. Stirring the oil in will help dispense the smell through the |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 02 April 2008 )
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