Making Aromatherapy Candles制作芳香蜡烛

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With the holiday season fast approaching, I’m brainstorming ways to do things in a greener way.随着假期的临近，我集思广益的方式做事情的绿化方式。 Last year I bought candles and I wasn’t really happy with them.去年我买了蜡烛，我不是真的很高兴与他们。 For starters, they were expensive, used chemical dyes, synthetic perfumes, and the wicks burned out and left half the candle behind.首先，他们是昂贵的，使用化学染料，合成香料，以及芯烧毁，并留下一半的蜡烛后面。 I’ve made candles before and it’s not difficult.我已经收到了蜡烛，这并不困难。 I think I’m going to dust off my candle making skills this year.我想我会关闭我的灰尘蜡烛使今年的技能。

Candle making is an Old World tradition, but today organic蜡烛决策是一个旧世界的传统，但今天有机 beeswax蜂蜡 is hard to come by.是来之不易。 To be certified organic, the bees that it is harvested from must only be allowed to feed on certified organic botanicals.要认证的有机，蜜蜂，这是收获的只能允许饲料对经认证的有机植物。 Why为什么 beeswax蜂蜡 and not soy, parafin, or vegetable oil?而不是酱油，石蜡或植物油？ Soy and vegetable are fine, but I find them kind of sterile with no therapeutic properties.大豆和蔬菜都很好，但我发现他们种消毒，没有治疗内容。 They have no smell. 他们没有气味。 Parafin is from a plant but has petroleum and doesn’t burn clean — it actually dirties the environment.石蜡是从一种植物，但石油和不烧清洁-实际上d irties环境。 Unbleached beeswax produces negative ions which cleans the air and removes odors as it burns.未漂蜂蜡产生负离子的清洁空气和清除异味，因为它烧伤。 No other wax does that.没有任何其他蜡能做到这一点。

A typical scented candle does not benefit the household as much as beeswax candles.一个典型的香味蜡烛不利于家庭多达蜂蜡蜡烛。 Scented candles have synthetic perfumes that add to indoor pollution.有香味的蜡烛，合成香料，它增加室内污染。 This is why a person can have an allergic reaction to a lavender-scented candle but not have the same reaction to a beeswax candle made with lavender essential oil.这就是为什么一个人可以有过敏反应的薰衣草香味的蜡烛 ，但没有同样的反应蜂蜡蜡烛与薰衣草精油。

If you like the colors that many candles have nowadays, it’s easy to replicate that look without synthetic dyes.如果你喜欢的颜色，许多蜡烛有今天，很容易复制看起来没有合成染料。 You just need to find a spice with a color you like.你只需要找到一种香料与你喜欢的颜色。 You can use tumeric for instance.您可以使用姜黄的实例。 Add it to the melted wax while it’s still liquified in the添加到融化的蜡，同时它还是液化的 double boiler双锅炉 . 。 The spice will sink to the bottom and wax will take on the color of the spice.香料将水槽底部和蜡将采取对颜色的香料。 Pour your candles into the molds and you’ll see the spice has sunk to the bottom of the boiler.您的蜡烛倒入到模具，您会看到香料已跌至底部的锅炉。

Before making beeswax candles, prepare by getting all of your supplies together and setting up an area to work.在作出蜂蜡蜡烛，准备了让所有的用品，并设立一个地区的工作。 To make these candles you will need: beeswax, scissors or a knife, candle wicks, toothpicks, a cake thermometer, a cutting board or other hard surface for cutting.为了使这些蜡烛，您将需要：蜂蜡，剪刀或刀子，蜡烛芯，牙签，蛋糕温度计，一个砧板或其他坚硬的表面切割。 When purchasing the supplies, check to see that the wicks do not contain any lead or other chemicals.当购买用品，检查地看到，芯不包含任何铅或其他化学品。

To protect the counter you’ll be working on, cover it in several layers of newspaper or brown paper bags.为了保护计数器您要工作，包括在数层报纸或棕色纸袋。 Wear an apron or old shirt to protect your clothes, and it won’t hurt to spread some newspaper on the floor as well.穿围裙的或旧的衬衫，以保护你的衣服，而且不会伤害散布一些报纸在地板上的。 You’ll be traveling between the stove and your counter.您将前往之间的炉灶和你的柜台。

1. 1 。 Heat water in a热水 double boiler双锅炉 . 。 The beeswax goes into the top boiler with the thermometer and will melt between 140-150 degrees.该蜂蜡进入锅炉顶部的温度计，将熔融140-150摄氏度之间。

2. 2 。 If you want your candles to be a particular color, find a herb the color you want.如果您希望您的蜡烛是一个特别的颜色，找到一种药草您想要的颜色。 Chili powder will make your candle pink, tumeric will make a sunset-colored candle.辣椒粉会使您的蜡烛粉红，姜黄将日落色的蜡烛。 Add a新增 scoop独家新闻 of the dried spice to the melted wax in the double boiler.干香料的融化的蜡中的双锅炉。 Stir with the thermometer and let the spice settle to the bottom.搅拌的温度计，让香料解决的底部。

3. 3 。 Prepare your molds — I usually make pillars but you may want votives.准备您的模具-我通常的支柱，但您可能想要v otives。 Spay the inside of the molds with olive oil cooking spray.阉的内部模具用橄榄油烹饪喷雾。 Thread your mold from the bottom hole.论题您的模具从井底。 Leave at least an inch of wick at the bottom and top.离开至少一英寸的芯的底部和顶部。 Plug the bottom hole with mold sealant.插头的井底与模具胶。 This will keep the hot wax from coming out.这将继续从热蜡出来。

4. 4 。 If you want to add如果您要添加 essential oils精油 , now is the time.现在是时候了。 A good holiday blend would be 16 drops cedarwood, 12 eucalyptus, and 10 drops sage.一个良好的节日结合将是16滴柏木，桉树12日，和10滴鼠尾草。 Drip the oils into the melting wax and stir.滴灌的油到融化蜡和轰动。

5. 5 。 Pour your wax into the molds.您的蜡倒入到模具。 Use 2 toothpicks laid on top of the mold with the wick in the middle to hold the wick in place.使用2牙签放在上方的模具与芯中举行芯到位。 Don’t walk away because the wicks will move on you even with the toothpicks holding them in place.不要走开，因为芯将你即使牙签举行到位。

6. 6 。 Once the candle has hardened, you should be able to pop them right out of the mold.一旦蜡烛已硬化，您应该能够弹出正确的模具。 Just remember to remove the sealing wax from the bottom first.只记得删除封蜡从底部第一。

If any beeswax gets in your hair, you can remove it by rubbing olive oil into your hair.如果有任何蜂蜡获得在你的头发，您可以删除它的橄榄油擦到你的头发。 If you get it on your clothes, cover the spot with a paper towel and iron the spot.如果你在你的衣服，包括现货与擦手纸和铁现场。 Make sure you trim your wicks before lighting them.请务必您芯装饰照明他们面前。

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