David's Candles & Soap Blog March 2006 Archive

Here's a great article for all you more science-minded candle makers. A reader asked "If you place a lighted candle in a sealed jar and drop it, why does the ... Read More

Obtaining lye has become a big challenge for home soap makers - here in the United States and in other countries too. One reader from Malaysia said that she can't ... Read More

I love using natural colorants in my soap making. Just because it's natural, or comes come your kitchen cabinet (like many natural colorants do), doesn't mean it can't be lovely. ... Read More

Note: I wrote this post originally in March of 2006. No single blog post has generated more controversy and comment. If you look at just the ingredients, the two soaps ... Read More

Aromatherapy (and the overall appreciation of scents in general) is continuing to make inroads into mainstream medicine. In this article, with an accompanying video, tells of how aromatherapy is being ... Read More

In this article courtesy of the Arkansas News Bureau, the author, Micki Bare, tells how she never used to burn her candles - opting instead to hoard them, cherish them, ... Read More

St. Patrick's Day is next weekend, though from all of the parades and parties in my city this past weekend, you'd have thought it was a week-long celebration. But ... Read More

"You could work all your life in an office, behind a desk, finding comfort in your regular paycheck. Or you could -- at age 50 -- quit everything and start ... Read More

Well...the troubles I talked about last week with the Lavender-Mint Soap batch didnt stop there. It proved to continue to be a persnickety batch. The next problem I encountered was ... Read More

Whenever I feature projects like the Basic Container Candles or the Layered Container Candles, I always use try to test out some new wax and wick combinations. Like Goldilocks finding ... Read More

Parents who home school their children often come up with creative ways to teach real world lessons. Barbara Danielsen and her son, Brian, have taken to making candles. Pouring, testing, ... Read More