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Mar 08 2007

Making Festive and Spring Candle

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FESTIVE CANDLE

Eye catchers in the marketplace are candles that are shaped like huge blocks. These are the aroma candles, which are made by using molds.

Festive candles are aroma candles which uses exudes fascinating aroma of different fruit varieties. In this activity, the essential oil of orange is used. Orange symbolizes victory.

Six pieces of Festive Candles, weighing 1 kilo each can be made using the following materials: (based on Dec. 2006 prices)

Raw Materials:

  • 5.4 kgs paraffin wax in pellets
  • 600 g crystal wax
  • 10 g wax dye
  • 18 inches nylon wick
  • Core and outer plaster mold
  • Orange essential oil (the quantity depends on the preferred strength of the candles scent)
  • Festive or fruity accents (fruit designs)

Total Cost: P 466.17

Utensils:

  • weighing scale, casserole, pail, kettle
  • scissor, barbeque stick, rubber band
  • chopstick or wooden stick
  • thermometer, knife, basin, stove

Total Cost: P 3,012.70
Grand Total: P 3,478.87

Procedure:

  1. Weigh 5.4 kgs of paraffin wax and 600g of crystal wax and put in a casserole. Allow the wax to melt within half-an-hour or longer.
  2. Immerse the mold in a pail with water for 3 minutes.
  3. Cut 3 inches of nylon wick.
  4. Dip the nylon wick in the melted wax while holding the end part of it. Immediately retrieve the wick from the melted wax and hold the other end in order to stretch it.
  5. Tie the wick in the center of the barbeque stick that will serve as a stopper in the mold’s hole before putting it in the middle of the core plaster mode.
  6. Join the two pieces of molds. Tie tightly with a rubber band.
  7. Pour melted wax from the casserole to the kettle.
  8. Put some drops of orange aroma. Mix.
  9. Pour the wax mixture into the core candle mold. Fill it up. allow the wax to harden within 2 hours.
  10. While the wax dries, a depression in middle appears. This should be filled up again to produce a solid candle.
  11. Remove the rubber band. Separate the two pieces of molds to remove the hardened candle.
  12. Use a knife to remove excess wax on top of the mold.
  13. Afterwards, prepare the outer candle mold.
  14. Place the hardened core candle in the middle of the outer candle mold.
  15. Place the festive or fruity accent according to preferred position. The design should be placed outward from the surface. Fill up the lower portions with designs.
  16. Heat the remaining wax up to 90°C.
  17. Put some orange essential oil. Mix.
  18. Pour the wax around the core candle. While the candle hardens, fill up the mold of the wax and then place inside a pail half-filled with water. Water should not go inside the mold.
  19. The hardened candle can now be removed from the mold.

Unit Cost and selling Price:

  • Direct cost (P466.17/6) - 77.70
  • Indirect cost - 9.48

Unit cost - P87.18

Suggested selling price:
20% markup - P104.62
30% markup - P113.33
50% markup - P130.77

It is estimated that the entrepreneur can make 60 pieces of festive candles in one day which quantity became the basis for computing the unit cost and selling price.

SPRING CANDLE

In making spring candle, floral aromas is used. In what we are about to do, the ilang-ilang essential oil will be used as the aroma based. It is believed that this aroma revitalizes a person and relaxes the nerves. It is also known as a anti-depressant because the ilang-ilang aroma stimulates blood circulation.

The following materials can be used to make six pieces of Spring candles weighing 1 kilo each. (based on Dec. 2006 price)

Raw Materials:

  • 5.4 kgs paraffin wax in pellets
  • 600 g crystal wax
  • 10 g wax dye (for color)
  • 18 inches nylon wick
  • Core and outer plaster mold
  • Ilang-ilang essential oil
  • Floral accents

Total Cost: P 639.17

Utensils:

  • scissor, pail, stick, kettle
  • weighing scale or beam balance
  • barbeque stick, rubber band
  • chopstick or wooden stick
  • thermometer, knife, basin, stove

Total Cost: P 2,467.70
Grand Total: P 3,106.17

Procedure:

  1. Prepare a 3-inch nylon wick. Then dip this wick in melted wax and allow it to harden.
  2. Immerse the mold in water for 3 minutes.
  3. Place the wick that is tied to a stick as a stopper inside the hole of the mold with a 3-inch diameter.
  4. Join the two-piece mold by tying these tightly with a rubber band.
  5. Place pellet wax and crystal wax inside a casserole or kettle. Let it heat up until wax melts. Remove from fire.
  6. Drop some wax dye into the melted wax.
  7. Add the ilang-ilang essential oil. Mix well.
  8. Pour the mixture into the mold. Fill it up. Let the wax solidify or harden.
  9. Remove the hardened candle from the mold.
  10. Using a knife, remove the excess wax.
  11. Join together, this time, the two-piece outer candle mold. Bind with a rubber band.
  12. Put the hardened core candle in the center of the mold.
  13. Put floral accents around the core candle in areas you prefer. Just avoid filling up to the candle top.
  14. Heat again the remaining wax.
  15. Pour the wax around the core candle. Let the candle harden before filling up the mold of the wax.
  16. Place these inside a basin half-filled with water to hasten the hardening of the wax.
  17. Remove the candle from the mold. Clean and scrape excess wax surrounding the newly made candle using a knife.

Now you have learned how to make aroma candle using a mold. You may now wrap the candle for gift purposes or if not, add these to your collection of candles. The best prospect, of course, is to be able to sell these to your friends and neighbors.

Unit Cost and selling Price:

  • Direct cost (P639.17/6) - 106.52
  • Indirect cost - 9.68

Unit cost - 116.20

Suggested selling price:

  • 20% markup - P139.44
  • 30% markup - P151.06
  • 50% markup - P174.30

It is estimated that the entrepreneur can make 60 pieces of spring candles in one day which quantity became the basis for computing the unit cost and selling price.

source: tlrc.gov.ph, photo from indiamart.com,pax.si

Part-1: Aroma Candle Making
Part-2: Making the Mold
Part-3: Making Festive and Spring Candle
Part-4: Making Therapeutic Aroma Candle and Home Fragrance
Part-5: Tips in Candle Making


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