Candle Making Mastery: How Much Wax Per Candle?

You’ll stop wasting wax once you learn this super simple 3-step method to find your wax per candle. How much wax do you need to use when making candles? This can be super hard to figure out, especially since there’s math! Compiled with the beginner candle maker in mind, this resource will help you find out how much wax weight it takes to fill up ANY jar. Also included in this video: -- Why weight, not volume, is used to calculate wax for containers -- How density is the magic sauce to convert weight into volume -- How to figure out the exact amount of wax your containers hold -- The 3-step method for perfecting your wax measurements Contents: 00:00 Introduction 00:37 Why Math Is Required (Unfortunately) 01:05 Basic Candle Components 01:44 Two Properties of Container 02:50 How to Measure By Volume 04:11 Why We Measure By Weight Instead 05:21 How to Convert from Weight to Volume 06:05 How Water Helps Measure Wax 07:20 METHOD ONE: Measuring Water Weight 09:12 METHOD TWO: Rule of Thumb 10:09 Quick Note About Density 10:30 Conclusion ************************************************** Armatage Candle Company: Started in 2020 by Kevin Fischer, our goal is to provide the #1 resource for candle making education by building great content for chandlers of every experience and interest level. To reach us send an email to [email protected] or send us a direct message on social media. Website: https://armatagecandlecompany.com Instagram:   / armatagecandlecompany   Pinterest:   / armatagecandlecompany   Facebook:   / armatagecandlecompany   Twitter:   / armatagecandles   ************************************************** Credit: Music: https://www.bensound.com #candlemaking #candlewax #candles