Who else is looking for candles to put on a birthday cake that don’t melt so fast that there’s a paraffin wax puddle on the icing of the cake? Beeswax birthday candles are the solution! Beeswax melts much slower than other types of waxes, giving you time to actually count off even your grandma’s age.
Not only does beeswax burn slowly, it is also non-toxic and actually purifies the air by releasing negative ions.
My two boys’ birthdays are coming up, so we set out to making our very own beeswax birthday candles. This was such a fun project to do together and I am so excited to incorporate these at their birthday parties!
If you’re a beginner with beeswax, this is a great project to start off with! Beeswax candles, though simple enough to make, are a bit trickier to get a perfect product without cracks or tunneling.
Where Can I Get Beeswax?
Since my husband is a beekeeper, I used to purify lots of beeswax from the honeycomb after extracting honey. It would take me hours to melt down the wax four times to get it nice and clean. This time I got a few 2 pound bars of purified beeswax that my brother purified.
Another option is to just buy beeswax granules from any craft store or online business or on Amazon.
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What You’ll Need
How To Make Beeswax Birthday Candles
- Start off by setting some water to boil in a saucepan.
- Next, add in some beeswax into a container that you don’t mind setting aside for beeswax projects.*
- Using this double boil method, continue stirring the beeswax until it is fully melted.
- Dip each wick one at a time into the melted beeswax.
- Once the initial layer is set, continue dipping each wick, making sure the wax is firm before reapplying another layer.
- I dipped my beeswax birthday candles about seven times to get the desired thickness.
- Trim the excess wick and that’s it!
*Beeswax can be tricky to wash off, so I just assigned this Pyrex measuring cup for beeswax projects. This way I don’t need to worry about washing off the excess beeswax every time I make something with beeswax. You can get beeswax off with some elbow grease and putting it into the oven to melt the beeswax if you wish.
The next beeswax project I want to try is beeswax taper candles. Stay tuned for more non-toxic housekeeping! If you’re a beeswax enthusiast like we are, let us know what kind of products you like to create using beeswax!!! We’re always looking for new ways to use up beeswax. 🙂
This looks so fun! My kids would love this, really anything birthday related they love 😅
Love how easy these are!
Such a great idea! Thanks for sharing!