Making Guides
Practical guides written for makers.
- candles
Candle Wick Size Chart for Soy, Paraffin and Beeswax
Candle wick size chart by container diameter and wax type, covering ECO, CD, LX, and wooden wicks. Starting points for soy, paraffin, coconut, and beeswax container candles.
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Candle Cure Time by Wax Type: Reference Chart
How long soy, paraffin, beeswax, and coconut wax candles need to cure before burning — and why burning too early gives you false wick and scent results.
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Candle Pouring Temperature by Wax Type: Reference Chart and Guide
The correct pouring temperature for soy, paraffin, beeswax, and coconut wax candles — plus when to add fragrance oil, what goes wrong at the wrong temps, and how to fix it.
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How Long Should a Candle Burn? Per Session and Total Hours by Size
The 2–4 hour rule for burn sessions, expected total burn times by candle size and wax type, and what it means if your candle burns faster or slower than it should.
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How Much Wax Do I Need for Candles? Complete Reference by Container Size and Wax Type
Exact wax amounts for 4 oz, 6 oz, 8 oz, 12 oz, and 16 oz candle containers, broken out by wax type. Includes soy, coconut, paraffin, and beeswax tables plus a wax melt reference and bulk ordering guide.
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- incense
How to Make Incense Cones: Dipping Blanks or Forming Your Own
Two ways to make incense cones: dip unscented blanks in DPG and fragrance oil, or form your own from powdered botanicals and makko. Soak and dry times, and how to burn them safely.
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How to Make Incense Sticks at Home: Dipping Blanks Step by Step
Make scented incense sticks by dipping unscented blanks in DPG and fragrance oil. Supplies, mixing, the 24-hour soak, drying, storage, and how to burn them safely.
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Why Won't My Incense Stay Lit? Causes and Fixes
Incense that goes out after a minute is usually damp, never formed an ember, or is sitting in a holder with no airflow. Seven causes, each with the fix, for bought and homemade incense.
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Bath & Body
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How to Make Bath Bombs: Mixing, Packing and Fixing Cracks
Make bath bombs at 2:1 baking soda to citric acid by weight. Why moisture decides whether a batch works, how to pack and dry them, and what causes cracks, bumps and growing in the mold.
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How to Make Lotion Bars: Melting, Setting and Keeping Them Firm
Make lotion bars from equal parts wax, butter and oil by weight. The melting order, how long they take to set, and why bars go soft or sweat in the heat, with a fix for each.
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How to Make Shower Steamers: Mixing, Packing and Drying
Make shower steamers at 3:1 baking soda to citric acid. How damp to get the mix, how hard to pack it, how long to dry it, why steamers crumble, and where to put one in the shower.
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How to Make Sugar Scrub: Mixing, Jarring and Keeping It Fresh
Make sugar scrub from 2 parts sugar to 1 part oil by weight. Which grain to use, how to keep water out of the jar, how long a scrub lasts, and what goes on the label.
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How to Make Whipped Body Butter: Melting, Chilling and Whipping
Whip body butter from butters and oils at 60:40 by weight. The melt temperature that keeps shea from going grainy, how fast to chill it, what to look for before you whip, and how long the jars keep.
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Home Fragrance
All home fragrance calculators and guides →- home-fragrance
How to Make a Simmer Pot: Method, Recipes and How Long It Lasts
Make a simmer pot on the stove or in a slow cooker: how much water, which pot to use, eight scent combinations, how long one lasts, how to reuse it, and the safety points most recipes skip.
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Simmer Pot Ingredients: What to Put In and How Much
Every common simmer pot ingredient in one place: what it smells like, how much to use per pot, how long the scent holds up, and which ones to keep away from pets.
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Witchy Simmer Pots: Ingredient Meanings and Recipes by Intention
What each simmer pot ingredient is traditionally associated with, where those meanings come from, and simmer pot recipes for protection, abundance, love, cleansing and calm.
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How to Make a Reed Diffuser: Mixing, Placing and Reviving It
Make a reed diffuser from fragrance oil and DPG at 20 to 30%. Choosing the bottle and reeds, where to put it, when to flip or replace the reeds, and why the scent fades.
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