Ask Maria “Cracking Candles?”

February 11, 2011 by Maria

I have been making beeswax container candles and every time I pour some candles the tops are all cracked. I want to make a more finished looking candle. What am I doing wrong?

Candle making is fun, but sometimes a little frustrating if you have problems like the wax cracking at the top of the container candle. It’s just not pretty! The reason for the cracking is that the wax didn’t cool equally and evenly. There may have been a cold draft in the room or you may have placed the container on a cool surface. You want to make sure every thing is at an even room temperature. You can remove the cracks by placing the container candle into a warm oven and slowly increase the heat until you seen the wax smoothing out. Slowly bring the temperature down and you should have a perfect candle!

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