Professional Training in Handcrafted Candle Making

Professional Training in Handcrafted Container Candle Making

This training is designed 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 market-ready candles.

What is included in the training:

Training Manual

Beyond the creative aspect, candle making is based 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

  • Flash point

  • Melting point of waxes

  • Different waxes

  • Types of wicks and appropriate choices for your candles

  • Adding fragrances and appropriate dosages

  • Types of colorants and how to incorporate them

  • Calculating and formulating professional recipes

  • Preparing your workspace

  • Manufacturing

  • Cure time

  • Labeling for resale (Canada)

  • Common terms in candle making

  • Burn tests

Bonus:

• Recipe calculator, cost calculator for resale, burn tests, and material purchases

• Note 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, ready-to-sell candles. You will learn to calculate ingredients, choose and prepare wicks, incorporate fragrances and colorants, and master all the steps to obtain an aesthetically pleasing 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 wooden wick for a decorative and audible 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 tools and work surfaces

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

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

Cancellation and Refund Policy

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