The types of Candle Making Wax

There are many types of wax available for candle making today though it didn’t used to be this way.  Back in Egyptian times they used beeswax to make most of their candles; nowadays the most popular type of wax in use for candle making is paraffin wax which is based off petroleum products so in a way you’re kind of recycling extra garbage from gas production to build candles.

At one time candles used to be made out of whale and many other animal products though as I just mentioned paraffin wax is the most popular these days– and much less stinky.

So you might be wondering where exactly you’re going to find the materials necessary to build your own candles–after all it’s not like you have a bunch of whale fat laying around or maybe you have petroleum products laying in your garage that might work–but there is no need to worry most necessary components can be found easily online or at a local craft store.

My personal favorite is Amazon.com below I’ve assembled a few links to some products you might find useful in your candle making adventures– though there are too many to list here, these should get you started nicely.

A rather silly thing I picked up when I was younger that is still my favorite method of making a candle is to melt down old crayons or even a box of new crayons for candle making wax as they make very pretty candles. So if you have extra crayons around it might be a good choice to start out without spending any money or at the very least very little money. Crayons make great candle making wax and they’re very colorful, plus an added bonus it often fun to do this with the kids.

If you’ve read my other article on the site–titled “Get started with Crayons – Candle Making Crafts“– you can get a quick walk-through on how to make crayons into candles or of course you could join my wonderful mini-course– thanks for everybody that has been participating, it’s been wonderful, and please don’t forget to leave me some comments at our contact us page I love hearing back from you guys.

So without further ado the list of products on Amazon:

Now I’m not saying that you have to buy a product from Amazon, but they seem to have a good price and Amazon is fairly reliable. If you are one of the lucky few to have a great craft store locally you can of course go down and buy this stuff from the people you already know.

We used to have a great craft store in my hometown, but they closed down and I am now buying everything from Amazon. So for those of us without a locally owned craft store Amazons a really good choice.

Here’s a list of the some of the wax products that are available. You should be able to find them easily on Amazon or at your local craft store:

Types of Candle Making Wax

  • Paraffin wax
  • Beeswax
  • Soy wax
  • Gel wax
  • Palm wax

I hope you had a good time reading this article and possibly learned something about the different types of wax that are available for candle makers today. Please enjoy the rest of the site and learn as much as he can from the articles.

Those of you that love the art of candle making so much that you bought my book as well, please remember to keep up on the mini-course and watch for new newsletters with more valuable and interesting information on the wonderful art of candle making.

Eli