Features of gel candles and their creation

Gel candles can easily become an original decoration for many interiors. These decorative products can be made with your own hands, showing imagination. With such elements it will be possible to create a special romantic atmosphere or the atmosphere of a family holiday. In today's article, we will learn all about the features of gel candles, as well as how to create them.

Before you understand the features of gel candles, it is advisable to find out what they are. Nowadays, these products have become very popular. Of course, the gel itself cannot maintain a certain shape. He only fills it out. This is the main difference between gel candles and standard paraffin wax types. The options under consideration are not complete without suitable candlesticks. A variety of vases, wine glasses and even glasses can act in their role.

Beautiful gel candles, which many people make with their own hands at home, like other decorative gizmos, demonstrate their strengths and weaknesses. Before making such a thing, it is advisable to familiarize yourself with the first and the second.

Let's find out what are the main advantages of gel candles.

• Candle gel is a transparent substance. It consists only of safe and environmentally friendly elements. We are talking about substances such as gelatin, glycerin, tannin.All of these components are safe for the health of living organisms.
• Even in those moments when the candle burns, the gel does not emit caustic and aggressive substances.
• A significant advantage of gel candles is associated with their bright burning. They burn much brighter when compared to the paraffinic varieties. This is due to the transparency of the gel composition.
• The candles in question burn not only brighter, but also much longer. If you compare them with any other candles, you will notice that the burning is 3-4 times longer.
• Gel candles are attractive because they don't float.
• A candlestick in the standard sense is not needed for gel candles. The gel inevitably undergoes evaporation from the glass container chosen for it, which acts as a candlestick. After that, the empty container is allowed to be exploited as a person wants. It will only be necessary to remove all the remnants of the gel mixture and accessories. It is imperative to rinse with dishwashing gels / powders.
• The gel in question allows you to let your fantasy go free. Making spectacular products on your own, you can implement a variety of interesting ideas in order to end up with a very cute, bright and creative homemade product.
• Beautiful gel candles can be complemented with various decorative elements. Such products can decorate almost any interiors. In addition, the decor in question can be a very original and pleasant gift.

The products in question do not have any serious drawbacks. Of course, their main disadvantage is their short service life. In the course of burning, the gel inevitably evaporates, which is why the original candles are quickly produced.

Beautiful and unusual gel candles are different. The design of these interesting decorative elements can be either minimalistic or very lush, bright, with many different details. Let's take a look at what attractive gel candles are.

• Candles with shells, sea pebbles and imitation of sand turn out to be very beautiful and elegant. In such compositions, as a rule, a stable reinforced wick is used. The described homemade product will look gorgeous even in the simplest glass goblet.

• New Year's compositions, complemented by cones and spruce needles, look no less original. An imitation of a falling snowball looks interesting in such homemade products. Such a product will be an excellent decoration for New Year's environments.

• You can make a delicate and attractive candle with flowers. For the manufacture of such products, you can use not only flower buds, but also petals. The result is always very beautiful and colorful decorative candles in glass.

• An interesting and creative solution - fruit pieces or vanilla sticks in gel. Instead of these components, coffee beans or dried fruits can be used. Gel candles of this type will be an excellent solution for decorating stylish and non-trivial interiors.

• Scented gel candles are very popular. The best fragrance for the products in question is regular essential oil. While the candle is burning, the oil will evaporate simultaneously with the gel mixture, saturating the air with mesmerizing aromas.

• Gel varieties of candles in many cases are made multi-layered. In these products, each layer can be painted in a specific color. The result is very bright and rich compositions that are hard to ignore.

Making beautiful gel candles is not the most difficult process that even a novice master can easily handle. Handmade finished products can turn out to be very effective and unusual, the main thing is to show a little diligence and use your imagination.

The type of candle under consideration can be made both from ready-made gel and from homemade base material. Let's understand the features of using both the first and second options.

Inexperienced home craftsmen are advised to fill their hand with the ready-made gel. Consider a detailed master class on making a candle from a plastic solution.

1. First, you need to prepare gel wax, a homemade wick and decorative elements for decorating the product for all work.
2. A cotton wick for a gel candle will not work; it is permissible to use it only for paraffin waxes. In the case of gel products, use a reinforced wick that is solid.
3. Now we need to choose a shape for the handmade candle. I need a thermometer. It is required to interact with the finished wax according to the principle of a water bath. The temperature indicator should reach 70-75 degrees. In a cool form, such a wax is characterized by a shade close to milky, and when heated, it is transparent.
4. The dishes for the candle being made must be washed well and wiped dry. Next, a wick should be installed in it. It should be located slightly higher than the used container (3-5 cm). The wick can be attached to a bead of glue.
5. After that, all the decorations should be laid out in the tank. Each component must be dipped in the gel mixture.
6. Before pouring the gel substance into the prepared mold, it must be warmed up. The temperature of the composition should be more than 60 degrees. It is allowed to slightly warm the gel in the oven.
7. The heated gel mixture will need to be poured into the prepared container in a thin stream. Do not be alarmed if bubbles remain. As a rule, they all dissolve after the homemade product cools down. According to the advice of some experts, the candle can be exposed to the sun so that the bubbles will surely leave its structure.
8. In order for the candle to cool down to the end, you will need to wait at least 24 hours.

A master class on making a beautiful gel candle may involve the use of not ready-made, but homemade gel. From this component, a beautiful homemade product can be made in the same way as described above. You just need to properly prepare the gel mixture.

1. To obtain the required gel solution, you need to take glycerin, gelatin and tannin.
2. You need to take purified water, warm it up, and then add 2-3 parts of liquid glycerin there.
3. The resulting composition is poured into a suitable container and placed in a water bath. It is recommended to use glass or ceramic dishes.
4. The mixture must be stirred all the time. It shouldn't boil. The glycerin must be evenly distributed.
5. In another container, it is necessary to combine the remains of glycerin, tannin and gelatin. The composition should be thoroughly mixed, and then transferred to the bulk.
6. After removing the dishes with the prepared mixture, it is very important to wait until it cools completely. Now the gel mixture can be used for pouring into the chosen mold, in which the wick is already fixed and all the selected decorations are laid out.

The recipe for the base gel mixture is very simple. You can cook it quickly and without unnecessary problems. The main thing is to constantly stir the composition.

For information on how to make gel candles, see the next video.