Candle Making Mould – The Same Result Every Time
Candle making has become a popular hobby; and much more, it has become a profitable enterprise. The uniqueness and beauty of your candles largely depend on the type and kind of candle making mould you will use.
The following are the most commonly used candle making moulds.
Metal mould – this is a cylinder candle making mould with a hole at base for the wick to pass through. The bottom cover is secured by a screw or a tight fitting bottom cover from the outside. Both ends of the wick are tied to rods at the bottom and upper covers. The tied wick must be taut. The candle is finished off by a knife to shave off excess wax and wick string.
Two piece plastic moulds – this candle making mould is used for novelty-shaped candles with irregular shapes. Excess wax at the seam of the mold has to be hand cut with a wax knife. High concentration of dye pigments and essential oils must be avoided in this type of mould because it might distort the plastic mold.
Soft Rubber mould – used to mold figurines, fruits and other irregularly shaped candles. This candle making mould is easier to use than two-piece plastic mould. But sometimes the cooling wax mixture, as it hardens, distorts the shape of the mould. This is the disadvantage of this mould compared to two-piece plastic mould.
Hard rubber candle making mould – easier to use than other types of moulds but more expensive and can be easily destroyed. The resulting product is of good quality.
Glass, Acrylic and Plexiglas candle making moulds – are either transparent or translucent that wax mixture can be viewed inside them. They are easy to use and produce quality candles. These are used for making candles with pressed flowers or herbs.
Used wax coated juice cans – punch a hole at the bottom for wick to pass through. When the wax mixture hardened into candle form, tear away the tin sheet from the finished candle. This mould is ideal for multi-wick candle.
Used Milk Carton – used for grouping large square candles with heights from 2 to 150 cm. You can just tear away the carton when the wax mixture hardens. Multi-wick complex candles can be made using this candle making mould. You can make Patina-coated candle out of this mould.
Canning and baby food jars moulds – must be pre-warmed to reduce chances of forming bubbles inside the glass jar. This warming also makes the paraffin wax stick to the wall of the jar. Stick one end of the wick at the bottom of the jar with wick tab. You can finish the candle in the jar with ribbons or other decorative spices and flowers.
Paper cup – ideal for mixture of paraffin wax and beeswax. When the wax mixture hardens, just tear away the paper cup.
Used foil – lined boxes, like yoghurt carton, plastic margarine container, chocolate carton boxes and others, can make unique and complicated form candles. They can be multi-wick if you desire.
Terra cotta small pots of varied designs, shapes and sizes – can mold nice unique candles. Paintings or decorative stickers can add beauty to these potted candles.
Small galvanized bucket – perfect for decorative candle. It could be hanged in appropriate locations.
Rustic looking candles can be made out of corrugated cardboard. This cardboard can be shaped into unique forms. The candle comes out of the mould with characteristics of corrugated surface. Just tear away the board after the wax mixture has hardened.
