How To Carve Candle Wax

Candle tunneling can occur in any candle regardless of the quality or type of wax but it is more likely to happen with cheap candles.

How to carve candle wax. After each layer dip the candle into cold water. After adding layers and layers of colored wax its almost time to carve out the beautiful designs. Focus all your positive energy into the intention you want to imprint into the candle.

Normal candle has anywhere from 20 to 30 layers of wax. Then the candle carver dips the candle into various waxes that have been colored with specially formulated dyes. Candle tunneling occurs when only the center of the wax right around the wick melts and burns down.

You have almost exactly seven minutes before the wax is too cold to carve. The candles you carve will be treasured for their permanent beauty because they burn candle oil and not the wax of the candle itself. The whole process begins with a six-pointed candle base.

But seven minutes is a long time. 086 is merely an average. The more wax you have the more round the star becomes and harder to carve.

Determine your total fragrance load. The less wax you have the less blankets of heat you have to keep your candle warm as your carving. Make sure to buy a scale before starting.

Bend the smaller cuts down and under. I use my hand to wipe them off. You start you first cut almost halfway up the candle and coming down to about two inches from the base and pull that layer down.