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Tutorials, buying guides, troubleshooting tips and business advice — everything for the serious candle maker.

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Tutorial
Soy Wax Beginner How-To
The Complete Beginner's Guide to Soy Candle Making

From choosing the right wax to your first perfect pour — everything you need to know before you light your first wick.

8 min
12 Nov 2025
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Priya Nair
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Buying Guide
Wax Types Buying Guide
How to Choose the Right Wax for Your Candle Type

Soy, paraffin, beeswax, coconut — each wax has its own personality. This guide breaks them all down so you can pick confidently.

6 min
28 Nov 2025
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Arjun Menon
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Fragrance Scent Throw Tutorial
Fragrance Load 101: Getting the Scent Throw Right

Too little and your candle smells like nothing. Too much and it's a fire hazard. Learn the correct fragrance-to-wax ratios for every wax type.

7 min
04 Dec 2025
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Priya Nair
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Tunnelling Wicks
Why Is My Candle Tunnelling? Causes & Fixes

Tunnelling ruins your candle and wastes wax. Here's exactly why it happens — and the simple techniques to prevent it every single time.

5 min
11 Dec 2025
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Rahul Iyer
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Business Tips
Business Pricing Selling
How to Price Your Handmade Candles (and Actually Make a Profit)

Material costs, labour, packaging, profit margin — a step-by-step formula to price your candles sustainably and competitively.

9 min
18 Dec 2025
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Divya Krishnan
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Wicks Tutorial Burn Test
Choosing the Right Wick: The Most Overlooked Decision in Candle Making

Wick size affects burn time, scent throw, soot, and safety. Learn how to match wick diameter to your container and wax type.

6 min
24 Dec 2025
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Arjun Menon
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Seasonal Diwali Fragrance
Best Candle Scents for Diwali — A Fragrance Pairing Guide

Jasmine, sandalwood, marigold, oudh — we tested 24 fragrance oils and found the ones that truly capture the spirit of Diwali.

5 min
20 Oct 2025
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Priya Nair
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Business Legal Labelling
Candle Labelling in India: What the Law Actually Requires

If you're selling candles, your label isn't optional. Here's a plain-English breakdown of GHS/CLP compliance for Indian candle sellers.

10 min
08 Jan 2026
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Divya Krishnan
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Buying Guide
Dyes Colour Buying Guide
Natural Dyes vs Synthetic Dyes: Which Should You Use?

Both have trade-offs. Naturals are gentler; synthetics are more predictable. We compare colour payoff, bleed resistance, and safety.

7 min
15 Jan 2026
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Rahul Iyer
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Equipment Checklist Beginner
Complete Equipment Checklist for New Candle Makers

A melting pot, thermometer, pour jug, wick bar — here's every tool you actually need (and what you can skip) when starting out.

6 min
22 Jan 2026
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Arjun Menon
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Troubleshooting
Sinkholes Troubleshooting Pour Technique
Why Your Candle Has Sinkholes — and How to Fix Them

Sinkholes are the most common candle-making problem. We explain the exact science behind them and a dead-simple two-pour technique.

5 min
30 Jan 2026
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Rahul Iyer
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Business Tips
Instagram Branding Business
How to Build a Candle Brand on Instagram from Zero

Content themes, reel formats, the right hashtags, and when to post — a practical playbook for Indian candle makers going online.

11 min
06 Feb 2026
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Divya Krishnan
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Equipment Troubleshooting
Equipment Double Boiler Wax Melting
Double Boiler Not Melting Wax Evenly? Here's What's Wrong

Scorched wax, uneven temperatures, overheating — the most common double-boiler mistakes new candle makers make and how to correct each one.

6 min
14 Feb 2026
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Arjun Menon
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Equipment Troubleshooting
Equipment Thermometer Temperature
Why Is My Thermometer Giving Wrong Readings? A Calibration Guide

Pour temperature is everything in candle making. An inaccurate thermometer silently ruins your batches — here's how to check and fix yours.

5 min
24 Feb 2026
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Rahul Iyer
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Equipment Wick Centring Tools
Wick Centring Tool Keeps Slipping? Try These Alternatives

A crooked wick means an uneven burn. We review five ways to keep your wick perfectly centred — from bar tools to DIY pencil hacks.

4 min
06 Mar 2026
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Priya Nair
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Equipment Troubleshooting
Equipment Pour Pitcher Maintenance
Pour Pitcher Leaking or Dripping? How to Clean and Maintain It

A pour pitcher with a clogged spout or hairline crack will eventually ruin a batch. Here's how to clean, inspect, and care for yours.

5 min
12 Mar 2026
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Arjun Menon