DIY Mason Jar Candles have to be the easiest candles to make. I make mine with a combination of beeswax and coconut oil. They are long burning and great for gifts as well as emergency candles. The beeswax and coconut combination gives a light scent, but nothing overwhelming. I also find them to be very low-smoke candles. Make extras because everyone loves them!
DIY Mason Jar Candles
Maybe you’re wondering why I go to the trouble of making my own candles when they can be purchased so easily. Well like many easily accessible items, there is a toxic price to be paid for the ease. Many store-bought candles are filled with toxins, like paraffin which is a petroleum waste product. Not sure why that’s a problem? Check out the side-effects of petroleum. That is just one of the many potential toxins in candles; don’t get me started on the scented ones!
But you can make all natural DIY Mason Jar Candles and feel safe in burning them in your home. I’ve included links to all the products I used.
DIY Mason Jar Candles -Ingredients
5 oz of Beeswax (I used this)
2 oz of Coconut Oil (I used this)
Candle Wicks (I used these)
(3) 4 oz Mason Jars (I used these)
Double boiler or something to melt your ingredients with direct contact with heat. But realize that wax is nearly impossible to get out of the pan/bowl so you may want something that you use for this purpose alone.
3 Pencils, chop sticks or something of the like to hold wicks.
DIY Mason Jar Candles – Directions
- Get the water boiling in your double broiler
- Measure out your beeswax and coconut oil
- Add beeswax to your double boiler to melt. It takes a lot longer to melt than the coconut oil. I also put the bars in
whole, you can grate or chop them to move the melting along faster. - Ready your jars! Put your wicks in your jars (I use a little melted beeswax to help keep the wick centered). I wrap the wicks around pencils to keep them stable. This will help with centering and to make sure they don’t accidentally bury them in hot wax.
- I put my jars on paper towels or newspaper to make clean-up easy.
- Once your beeswax is fully melted, add the coconut oil. This will melt very quickly.
- Pour your wax mixture into the jars, quickly but carefully. Only fill the jars to the first “lip” giving it about a 1 inch head space.
- Give the jars 48 hours to cool and completely set.
- Trim your wick to about the height of the jar, with scissors.
- Now you’re ready to burn them or put the lids on and store them.
This recipe is easily doubled or tripled to make more or larger jars. They are quite lovely in half-pint jars! I think you’ll find yourself making these candles for your house, for your emergency storage and as wonderful hand-made gifts for friends and family. Enjoy!
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If i add candle fragrance, do you know if it will alter the texture? I’ll be making these tomorrow for Christmas gifts! Thank you!
It should be ok but I would stay on the cautious side or try it on one candle first.
Love this DIY mason jar candles! This would be a great gift idea. Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Did you use regular yellow beeswax or did you use white beeswax?
White
I found you via Pinterest. Such an awesome post. I am allergic to all things soy, do you realize how much soy is in our world? I haven’t burned candles in years. I am supper excited to be able to do so again.
I avoid soy myself! Hope you love these candles.
Could I use an essential oils for fragrance, something other than just coconut oil? By the way the coconut oil that you used here is the exact same kind that I use on my skin, simply , wonderfully leaves my skin almost as smooth as a baby’s bum. Thank you kindly for sharing with us n I now have some wonderful Christmas gifts to give out n no one has to worry about breathing in poison
I don’t add fragrance to mine, but that should work. At least until you burn it; I don’t think all EOs will hold a scent through burning. Let me know!