Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
Candle Making Supplies I Actually Use: Soy Wax, Wood Wicks & Fragrance Oils
20
items I make candles as a hobby — soy and paraffin wax, custom fragrance blends, and wood wicks are my thing. This is everything I actually reach for at my candle station: the wax and wicks I trust, fragrance oils and color that throw well, plus the molds,...
Sections
3
Wax & Wicks
Fragrance Oils & Color
Molds, Jars & Tools
Wax & Wicks
The foundation of every candle: soy and paraffin-soy waxes I pour with, plus the wicks I use for containers and wood-wick candles.
My hero wax, full stop. 464 is the industry-standard soy container wax for a reason — easy to wick, great hot throw, and it pours smooth once you nail your temps. If you're starting out, start here.
Golden Brands 464 Soy Wax
My other main wax. IGI 6006 is a paraffin-soy blend that gives me smoother tops and stronger hot throw than straight soy — it's what I pour when I want containers and tealights to look and smell their best.
IGI 6006 Paraffin-Soy Blend Wax
Wood wicks are my favorite part of candlemaking — that soft crackle sells the candle. This sample kit lets you test different wick sizes before committing to a bulk pack, which saved me from a whole lot of tunneling.
Wooden Wick Sample Kit
The upgraded 464. I keep both on hand — the enhanced version throws a little harder in my jars, so it earns a spot right next to the classic.
Golden Brands 464 Enhanced Soy Container Wax
My go-to cotton wick for containers. ECO 14 is the size that works in most of my jars, and buying them pretabbed saves me a ton of fiddling at pour time.
ECO 14 6" Pretabbed Wick
For the big vessels. This is the wick I reach for when I want a serious flame with a real crackle — finicky in soy, but great in larger vessels and the 6006 blend.
X-Large Wooden Wick
Wood wicks need proper tabs just like cotton ones. These keep wood wicks anchored and standing straight in the jar while the wax cools.
Wick Tabs for Wooden Wicks
Fragrance Oils & Color
Where the candle gets its personality: fragrance oils that throw well in soy, plus a dye kit for color.
Don't buy full bottles blind. This top-sellers pack let me test Lone Star's best fragrances in small batches before committing — how I found most of my favorites.
Top Selling Fragrance Oil Sample Pack
The crowd-pleaser. This warm, woody blend is one of my most requested scents and it throws strong in soy without overpowering the room.
Mahogany Teakwood® (type) Fragrance Oil
My go-to fall scent — warm spice and orchard notes that make the whole house smell like autumn. People always ask what candle this is.
Fall Festival Fragrance Oil
The easy way to test every color before buying full dye blocks. One small block is plenty for a test batch, and the color chart helps me match exactly the shade I want.
Dye Block Sample Kit
Molds, Jars & Tools
Vessels, molds, and the equipment that makes pour day smooth — from melting and measuring to the jars I pour into.
The unsung hero of straight wicks. Wick bars keep cotton wicks centered and standing tall while the wax cools — cheap, simple, and endlessly useful.
Wick Bar
Peel, stick, done. These keep wick tabs planted at the bottom of the jar so nothing shifts while the wax cools. I never pour without them.
Wick Stickers
The workhorse vessel for gifting and selling. These 8oz tins are clean, sturdy, easy to wick, and I always keep a case on hand.
Silver Candle Tin 8oz
The classic mason jar look, but squared off — they stand out on a shelf. Sturdy glass, easy to wick, and the lids keep scents fresh between burns.
Square Mason Jar 8oz
Essential for tealights. These cups are the right depth for a full tealight burn, and the 100-count bag lasts me ages.
Aluminum Tealight Cups (100 Count)
Great way to use up leftover wax. These aluminum molds release easily once the candle's set, and votives are perfect for quick gifts.
Votive Molds
A must-have for pour day. Seamless aluminum melts fast on the double boiler and pours clean — I won't go back to melting wax in a pot.
Large Pouring Pot (Seamless Aluminum)
Pour temp matters more than people think. This clips right onto the pouring pot so I can watch the temp and pour at exactly the right moment.
Standard Thermometer
Weighing wax and fragrance by grams is how you make the same candle twice. This scale's tare function and small footprint make it perfect for the pouring station.
Small Stainless Steel Scale