How to Make Candles - Candle Making for Beginners (Udemy.com)

Quickly and easily make a wide range of fabulous looking, amazing smelling candles, for personal use and gifts

( 203 Reviews )

Created by: Shona O'Connor

Produced in 2021

What you will learn

Students will learn about the different types of wax and how and when to use them to suit the mold or container.
By the end of the course students will know which type and size of wick to use to ensure the best burning of the candle to avoid soot, burn cleaner and give a good fragrance throw.
Understand the best type of fragrances to use and how to anchor essential oils in your candles.
How to use colour to create stunning effects in both pillar and container candles.
How to theme and decorate candles for special occasions, for gifts and to sell.

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Overall Score : 92 / 100

Course Description

In this course you will learn how to make numerous candles using beeswax, paraffin and soy waxwitha variety of fun techniques.
You will discover the benefits of making your own candles, from avoiding the toxic ingredients often found in candles to choosing your own colours and fragrances. You will also learn:

How candles workThe differenttypes of wax and the best choicesfor pillar and container candles.
The correct way to colour candles and how to create fantastic effects with coloursAll aboutwicks, how they work and the best which ones to use in yourcandlesThe 2 types of fragrance, their pros and cons and which is best to use for candle makingHow to set up a safe work area in which to make candlesWhat equipment you will need - most of it is basic kitchen equipment you probably already haveThe 2 main types of mold and how to use them, as well as ideas for sourcing cheap candle containers, so that you can get started straight away at little or no cost.

As well as watching how to make regular pillar and containercandles, you will see how to make massage candles, wax tarts, floating candles and tea lights. You will also see how to make some fabulous candles using whipped wax.

There is evena section on decorating your containers andcandles so that you can give them as gifts or even sell them.

I will walk you step by step through making all the candles, so that you can easily make your own afterwards.

By the end of the course you will have enough information and skills to design your own candle creations using a range of molds, fragrances and colours.
Who this course is for:
Anyone who wants to learn how to make candles using various techniques and molds for personal use, to give as gifts or to sellAnyone who is looking for a new creative hobbyThis course is perfect for anyone familiar with soap making, as the techniques for melting, pouring and creating effects with colour are similar for candle making.
Anyone who wants to have candles that have safer emissions and fewer health risks by avoiding carcinogenic and toxic petrochemicals in some synthetic fragrances..

Time: 3h

Instructor Details

Shona O'Connor

4.6 Rating
203 Reviews

I have been making soap, candles and bath productsfor over 20years and over the last 15 years, Ihave taught face to face courses and created a number of online courses.
Istarted with the Melt and Pour soap method and then went on to make soap from scratch using the Cold Process method. I love to share my expertise with others, which led me to start teaching soap making from my home. Now my course is anonline version, whichallows me to share my passion with students from all over the world, who want to learn or master soap making.

I have successfullysold my soaps, bath products and candlesto friends, co-workers, at craft fairs and online.
The best thing about Cold Process soap making and candle makingis that you can make totally natural productsthat donot contain any harmful chemicals. Ican teach you how tomake a simple, plain bar of soap, or how tounleash your creativity using fabulous colouring techniques. Ihave studied aromatherapy, so am the perfect person to guide students in the use of essential oils.
Ihave always loved teaching and love the satisfaction of teaching a complete beginner to make something creative and seeing or hearing about their delight in the fabulous results they have achieved. Udemy's discussion area is perfect for following up with students and sharing in their successes.
Join my courses and let me help you have fun and make amazing soap, bath products and candles.

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By Undrakh Gurbaatar on 11/15/2020

amazing course learned a lot of new things thank you Shona

By Audrene Edwards on 11/15/2020

Okay so far the course is AH-MAZING. One you can tell that Shona has been making candles for YEARS and that she has really learned the craft. She is very organized with her ideas and the way she communicates them. She also is very realistic and have inexpensive ways and techniques to make sure that we get the most out of our candle making experience and candles. I love how willing she is to share her ideas and resources. I am super excited. I want to learn to make every candle she has listed for personal and business uses. I feel so confident in making my candles for my own reasons and to share. Any thing that I sell I want it to be of the best quality, and with this class, I am getting just THAT! than you! Okay! So I love the videos of her showing how to take temperatures of the wax, how to measure color and how to pour into molds! This course just keeps getting better!

By Vee on 11/8/2020

It is a good match so far.

By Harpreet Kaur on 11/8/2020

I am very excited to get started with the course

By Katherine Belix on 11/8/2020

Really enjoying this course.

By Nicole on 11/8/2020

Excellent course, covered a lot and happy with the detail.

By Sonia Malloy on 10/26/2020

It is very interesting and I am a beginner. Thank you

By Marvic Pavia on 10/25/2020

I had no previous knowledge and I learnt a lot thanks to this course. Shona really knows how to explain. I also liked the fact that she shows how to start this hobby without spending too much. It's been a very fruitful and fun course and i highly recommend it especially for beginners! Thank you Shona! :)

By Catherine Morrissette on 10/24/2020

I learned a lot about different techniques. I love that there was a lot of ressources about the different waxes and wicks etc. Useful tips and tricks.

By Sandra Perez on 10/22/2020

it a very good class for me and my family we love candles. however I it will be better to have more of this information printable, because it take to much time to write it down all important information.

By Angela Behennah on 10/14/2020

Really good course. Clarification required on what wax is used in some of the videos.

By Vay Birdow on 10/9/2020

Very informative she shows all the tools you will need. I am a little disappointed that she does not say how much oil she puts in the candles she is making.