Professional Training in Handcrafted Candle Making

Professional Training in Making Artisan Container Candles

This training is for beginners who want to make container candles with the goal of selling them, while developing a professional understanding of the process. The objective is to enable you to be 100% autonomous and produce candles ready for market.

What's included in the training:

Training Manual

Beyond the creative aspect, candle making relies on applied chemistry. Understanding wax behavior, wick/wax interaction, fragrance solubility, and the influence of temperatures ensures stable, safe, and consistent candles.

In the training manual, you will learn:

• Materials needed for candle making and their use

• Flash point and melting point

• Different waxes, wick types, and appropriate choices for your candles

• Using fragrances and appropriate dosages

• Types of colorants and how to incorporate them

• Calculating and formulating professional recipes

• Preparation, manufacturing, and curing time

• Labeling for resale

• Glossary of the most commonly used terms in candle making

Bonus:

• Recipe calculator, cost calculator for resale, burn tests, and purchasing your materials

• Notes sheet for your burn tests

• List of useful suppliers for candle making

Practical Training

In the practical part, you will discover the art of making professional, sale-ready candles. You will learn to calculate ingredients, choose and prepare wicks, incorporate fragrances and colorants, and master all the steps to obtain an aesthetic and fragrant final product.

What you will learn during the practical training:

• You will make two professional candles:

  • A colored candle in a container of approximately 200g with a cotton wick

  • A candle in a container of approximately 100g with a crackling wood wick for a decorative and auditory effect

• You will learn to:

  • Organize your workspace and prepare materials

  • Calculate and formulate the exact proportions of your recipes

  • Incorporate fragrances and colorants correctly

  • Clean and maintain your instruments and work surfaces

  • Identify and correct common problems: unstable flame, cracks, tunneling, holes, lines, insufficient scent throw, etc.

• We will revisit the theoretical part to answer all your questions.

Cancellation and Refund Policy

After the training manual has been provided, it is not possible to obtain a full refund in case of cancellation. A fixed amount of $100 will be retained and is non-refundable.
No refund will be granted after the practical training.