Candle Making: The Complete Guide
By Candle Shack
Explore materials and practical making guides, then follow the current instructions for your chosen wax, wick and vessel.
Visit external resource ↗For the maker in you
Making Guides & Resources
Starting something new, or building your making skills? Explore selected external guides for four fragrance-product categories.
A little note about these independent external resources
These are independent external resources, shared for inspiration and learning. The collection is not exhaustive. Inclusion does not mean we have verified every instruction or endorse the creator, provider or their products. Check publication dates, current supplier guidance and the safety requirements relevant to your materials, finished product and where you sell. Recipes may be specific to particular supplies or countries.
US resources are included for making techniques and inspiration; their legal and labelling advice may differ from GB requirements. Explore the original work and develop your own designs.
Links checked 22 October 2026 · External resources open in a new tab.Candles
Making scented candles to sell in Great Britain? CLPeasy® helps you create, review, download and print candle CLP labels using suitable supplier SDS information. Explore the label-building process and print options before preparing labels for your products.
How to Conduct a Basic Burn Test
By CandleScience
Learn what to observe during a burn test and how wick choice affects performance. An introduction to testing, rather than certification against UK requirements.
Visit external resource ↗Wax Melts
Preparing wax melt snap bars or clamshells for sale? CLPeasy® helps you turn suitable supplier SDS information into print-ready GB CLP labels, with downloadable artwork for your chosen packaging. See the CLP label builder and printing and cutting guides when you're ready to prepare your labels.
How to Make Clamshell Wax Melts
By CandleScience
An illustrated introduction to equipment, wax preparation and pouring into clamshells. Follow the specifications for the supplies you actually use.
Visit external resource ↗Reed Diffusers
Creating reed diffuser products? Explore how CLPeasy® helps you prepare GB CLP label artwork from suitable SDS information for your finished product, with options to review, download and arrange labels for printing. Visit the CLP label builder or read the GB CLP guidance before getting started.
Diffuser-making tips
By Candle Shack
Explore diffuser components and considerations when selecting a base, fragrance and reeds. Recommendations relate to the supplier’s materials.
Visit external resource ↗How to Make Reed Diffusers
By CandleScience
A pictured introduction to weighing, mixing and filling, with advice on bottles and reeds using this supplier’s materials.
Visit external resource ↗Room Sprays
Making fragranced room sprays? CLPeasy® provides a step-by-step way to prepare, review and export GB CLP labels using suitable SDS information, ready for your chosen printing method. Explore the CLP label builder and print-at-home guidance.
How to Make Room Sprays That Last
By NI Candle Supplies
An introduction to equipment, purpose-made bases and the making process, written around this supplier’s products.
Visit external resource ↗How to Make Room and Linen Spray
By CandleScience
Follow a pictured preparation, measuring, mixing and filling walkthrough using the EcoBase system. Product suitability is specific to the materials used.
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