Basic Tealights are simple to make! Tealights are a great way for customers to sample your fragrances, give away free to promote your business and use up leftover wax so it's not wasted!

Materials

• Tealight cups - metal or plastic
• Pre-tabbed wicks (tealight size)
• Container wax
• Fragrance Oil
• Liquid candle dye or diamond dyes (optional)
• Melting pot
• Thermometer
• Wax melter or stove for double boiling

Instructions

Step 1 - Prepare Work Area 

• Prepare your work area and gather your materials
• Plug in wax melter or prepare the bottom part of your double boiler with water and place on the stove

Step 2 - Melting Wax

• Weight your desired amount of wax
• Begin melting wax (if double boiling clip thermometer to the side of melting pot to track temperature)

Step 3 - Fragrance Oil

• When wax reaches 180 degrees F you are ready to add the fragrance oil
• Weigh the fragrance oil (generally 1 oz of fragrance oil per 1 lb. of wax)
• Stir the fragrance with your thermometer or spoon

Step 4 - Coloring (optional)

• It’s better to start with small amounts of the dye because you can always add more to reach your desired color
• Stir the wax with your thermometer until the color is well dissolved
• You can test your color by putting a drop of wax on a white piece of paper
• Keep in mind that when the wax is hardened it will appear lighter than it looks in the melting pot and darker than it appears on the white piece of paper

Step 5 - Pouring

• Pour the wax into the tealight cups when 160 degrees F
• When the wax appears “cloudy” (within 1-5 minutes after pouring), place a pre-tabbed wick in the center of each mold
• Chances are the bottom of the mold will feel tacky and be able to hold the wick in place

Step 6 - Wick

• Keep adjusting the wick so that it is centered as the wax hardens.

Step 7 - Finishing Touches

• Allow the candle to cool fully before burning
• If needed you can use a heat gun to smooth out the top.

Enjoy your tealights! Also keep in mind you can just use any leftover wax when pouring candles to make tealights!