Candle Making - Make Your Own Gel Candle

Gel candle supplies needed to make your new project.  I just finished 3 of these, and they are unbelievable.  I wish you could smell them. I choose some of the new autumn scents available.

Here are a list of the gel candle making supplies you will need to make a gel candle -

1. Gel.  Duhh! That's the most important thing you will need. But how will you know which gel to use? Gels are pretty much the same, except for the densities. Gels come in low, medium and high density.

Low density gel is known as CLP grade. It flows and melts the easiest but the consistency is not thick enough to sustain your embed materials. And it can only hold approximately 3% fragrance oil. That don't mean that CLP grade is useless. If you are making a gel candle with little or no scent then the CLP will work just fine.

Next is the medium density, known as the CMP grade. Medium density gels are probably the most widely used. It can hold up to 4% fragrance and can hold embedded materials well because it has medium polymer quantity. If you have light embeds then this is a good gel to use.

You have different density gels to work with now, you just need to choose one of them when you are making your candles by deciding which qualities you want your candle to have.

Next, you will need a candle wick-

2. Zinc wicks. Zinc wicks are used in making gel candles because cotton wicks are known to absorb more gel.

Then you may choose dye for excitement-

3. Liquid color dye. It is boring if your gel candle is just white. To bring life and creativity to your creation,  add some liquid color dyes. But, make sure that it is not flammable.

Maybe add a little scent to spice it up-

4. Fragrance oils. Add some fragrance oils that are relaxing, stress free and can give a soothing sensation when you light your candle.

Embedding objects in your candle to make it unique-

5. Embeds. Embeds are decorative materials usually placed at the bottom of the gel candle. There are different kinds of embeds you can use when you are making your gel candle.


There you go, candle making tips for your shopping, and making your gel candles. Good luck on your new project.