NATURAL BEESWAX LEMON CANDLE
Natural Beeswax Lemon Candle
How to make beautifully scented candle at home
Homemade candles such as the beeswax lemon candle are a lovely way to decorate your home as well as enjoy creative DIY! Today’s project is particularly special – not only do beeswax lemon candles look beautiful but these are an amazing natural option – made of raw rendered beeswax, fresh lemon peel and wooden wicks.
Beeswax has been used for centuries not only for candle making but for many other purposes. Wax is widely used to preserve food as coating for fruits, vegetables and also cheese. If you are a zero-waste fan, definitely try using ecological, breathable and reusable beeswax fabric wraps. You can also try making homemade furniture polish or a DIY lip balm! Beeswax is amazing natural ingredient for preserving wood and to use in cosmetic industry.
Homemade Candle Scent
Fragrance is definitely something to consider when making candles at home. You can play around depending on the scent you like and also the mood you want the candle to evoke! To make scented candles you can easily use natural ingredients such as fresh herbs, essential oils, coconut oil or even cocoa butter. The point is to avoid using chemicals to keep your homemade candle healthier and natural.
The beauty of homemade beeswax lemon candles is that both these ingredients already carry light delicious fragrance. The natural scent of beeswax is very much like honey, whilst the lemon peel gives the candle an amazing smell of citruses. The candle will make your home smell of deliciously relaxing honey lemon herbal tea. Plus there is one more calming benefit to this DIY candle – the wooden wick crackling like an evening fireplace!
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Homemade Candle Material
Candles which you can buy in store are typically made of materials such as soybean wax or polymer gel and often containing synthetic fragrances and colourants. I’ve always wondered about the aroma lingering around when I light scented candles or sticks. What I wanted to make instead were natural candles, avoiding any chemicals that you can usually find in commercial products.
What I am using today is especially precious – beeswax from my dad’s bee hive honeycomb! It’s been rendered to separate the wax and then filtered for further purification. After the process you are left with a block of beautifully scented organic beeswax produced locally by dad’s bees fed from local fields. And from old bee hives you can easily make amazing raised garden beds!
One of the most common flowers planted to feed the bees is blue tansy (Lacy Phacelia). Both my parents encourage organic agricultural practices so these ‘flower gardens’ are never treated with chemical fertilizers. Thanks to that their gardening and farming efforts bring organic fruits, vegetables, meat, honey and also the byproduct – beeswax. The one I am using in this project to make natural homemade beeswax lemon candles!
Natural Beeswax Lemon Candle
You’ll need:
- organic beeswax in yellow or white colour
- organic lemons
- raw cocoa butter (optional for additional chocolate fragrance)
- wooden wicks with metal holders
Instructions
Depending on which beeswax you’re using – pellets, flakes or a block – begin by melting the wax in metal container over boiling water. The wax block I used was approximately 30cm wide so I first had to trim off some shavings to melt. I used approximately three table spoons for each lemon half. Once you melt the wax it’s the best time to add other ingredients if you wish for more fragrance. These could be the organic cocoa butter, coconut oil or natural essential oils.
Melt the wax first (or the wax only if you didn’t choose to add more), then prepare the lemon halves by cutting the lemon length-wise in half and scooping the meat out with a spoon. At this point you can decide how soon you’ll actually use up the candle. If soon, you’re fine to use a fresh peel. However, if you’re planning to give the candle as a gift or light it later, make sure the peel is properly dried. This way you can prevent the lemon peel from rotting. Take the wick, put in the holder and place inside the middle of the half lemon peel. I deliberatelly chose the wooden crackling wick made of natural materials which makes amazing crackling sound. In addition to the soothing fragrance you’ll also enjoy the relaxing sound of burning wood.
The holder makes the wooden wick stand nicely but if you don’t want to use it you can simply hold the wick manually. Pour the melted wax around whilst holding the wick by hand, the beeswax should melt quite quickly. Do make sure you don’t pour the hot wax on yourself. Let the wax cool down and here is your delicious natural handmade beeswax lemon candle!
Now – doesn’t she look absolutely amazing?? And wait for the crackling sound and delicate fragrance!
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