Candle Making
The techniques, and how they differ
Studios list all of these as “candle making”. They are not the same evening.
Container candles
Melted wax poured into a vessel around a wick. The standard class.
Good for Everyone. This is the one you will be booking.
Scent blending
Building a fragrance from top, middle, and base notes before you pour.
Good for The real content of a good class. If a studio lets you blend rather than pick from three pre-mixes, book that one.
Soy vs paraffin vs beeswax
Soy burns cool and holds scent well; paraffin throws scent strongest; beeswax is natural and barely scented.
Good for Worth asking. It changes the result more than anything you do with your hands.
Before you go
What to wear
Anything. This is a clean craft.
What your hands do
Very little physical work: pouring, stirring, waiting.
Do you take something home
Yes, but the wax needs a couple of hours to set, so many studios have you wait or collect later the same day.