How to Make Coffee Candles

These easy coffee candles fill your home with a warm, comforting coffee aroma, perfect for cosy winter evenings and load-shedding. A simple recipe from The Soap Barn using a few candle making supplies.

What you will need

• 1kg candle wax
• Nylon core wick
• Coffee fragrance (or chocolate fragrance, or both)
• A heat-safe glass or mug

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Method

1. Melt your wax gently in a pot on the stove. When melted, add your fragrance oil.
2. Position your wick in the container and pour in the melted wax right to the top.
3. Leave to set. It will set with a small hole in the middle, this is normal, as wax shrinks as it sets.
4. Melt your leftover wax and top up the hole. Leave to cool and set completely.

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Tips & variations

Once you have made your coffee candles, here are a few ways to get a great result and put your own spin on it.

• Match your wick to the container width: too small and it tunnels, too large and it smokes.
• Add fragrance at around 60C so the scent binds properly into the wax.
• Trim the wick to about 5mm before every burn to keep the flame steady and cut down on soot.

Make it your own: swap the fragrance for any scent in our range, or add a touch of candle dye for a different look.

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