Making wax melts at home can be a delightful and simple craft project. It only requires wax, some colour dye, the fragrance of your choice, and a silicone wax mould. With wax melts you can customize the strength of scent too, so it is easy to adjust to personal tastes. All that’s left to do is get creative with decoration for the wax melts – for instance adding glitter or mica how you dress it up is totally up to you!
What you need:
- Pillar Wax
- Fragrance Oil
- Candle Dye
- Silicone Heart Mould
- Scales
- Thermometer
- Pouring Jug
- Saucepan
- Bowl
Step 1 – Measure
Firstly using your bowl and scales, measure out around 60 grams of Pillar Wax for each mould.
Step 2 – Melt
Next up, we are going to use the “Bain-Marie” method. To do this fill your pan halfway with boiling water, melting your wax on a medium to low heat and stirring until melted.
Once your wax has melted, you can take it off the heat to cool.
You can also melt your max in the microwave, you can do so by placing your wax in a container on a medium heat for 5 minutes stopping at 30-second intervals to stir.
If your wax is not completely melted, stir and put it back in the microwave until melted.
Step 3 – Colour
Add your chosen colour liquid or chip dye to your wax and stir.
We have opted for violet chip dye to create a soft purple finish!
You can add your dye at any temperature, just remember to stir thoroughly.
Step 4 – Fragrance
Wait until your wax has cooled to 65 degrees Celcius and add your chosen fragrance oil, stirring thoroughly.
Step 5 – Pour
Allow your wax to cool to between 55 to 60 degrees Celcius.
Transfer your wax into a pouring jug and pour your wax into your moulds.
Leave them to set overnight.
Step 6 – Remove
Remove your wax melts from their moulds!
Done!
That’s it! Leave to cure for a few weeks for an optimal hot throw!
If you enjoyed making wax melts then why not try making candles too!
Continue exploring our full range of guides in the Candle Making Hub.