Oil Candles

Oil candles are just like any ordinary candle except that they are made of liquid. Candles have been part of our lives ever since the tallow wax was discovered. Since then, candles have evolved from different types of wax to cater to different types of uses, and today they are available in a great variety of shapes, colors and sizes.

Oil candles are just one of the many types of candles sold in the market today. In fact, you can even go online and shop for oil candles in some candle web sites. You’ll be surprised to find the huge selection of oil candles for sale available online. In fact, if you want to start a small business of your own, candles and candle making are definitely great ideas to begin with.

You’ll find thousands and thousands of wholesale oil candles companies that offer very reasonable prices for all candle making supplies. An oil candle can also be classified into different types, and they include glass oil candles, regular liquid oil candles, and also aromatherapy candle oil candles that uses scents and fragrances to relax the body and mind.

It is easy to make oil candles. So, if you’re thinking of making the oil candles yourself, it wouldn’t take long before you can come up with perfect commercial looking candles you can sell. In fact, to get you started with making oil candles, you can start experimenting with your leftover cooking oil, which is a very common form of candle oil.

Here’s a short tutorial to get you started. You can make use of your extra cooking oil that is still clear and looks usable. Just remove the bits and pieces of food in the oil if there is any. The other materials that you will need are cotton wicks, copper wire that’s not insulated, an aluminum container such as a used tea light container, and a match stick or something similar that you can use for winding your copper wire. First, start out by winding your copper wire around the stick. Make it a bit loose so you can easily remove the stick. You just need to make a spiral out of your copper wire. Make the height just about the height of your tea light container. The last spiral should just fit the tea light’s diameter. Now cut a wick to about just a little longer than the height of a matchstick. Insert the wick inside the spiral copper wire. Place it in the tea light container and pour your extra cooking oil in. You may strain the cooking oil prior to pouring to make sure you have clear oil. You can also add drops of scented oils or fragrance before you pour it in your container. Now, you are ready to use your homemade oil candle.