Eggnog Candles - Unrivaled Candles

It’s officially fall, it’s officially October and that means we can officially start thinking about the holidays! For me, that means crisp, pine-scented mornings, cozy knits, hot toddies, and eggnog candle. I love the creamy, nutmeg-laced beverage that only gets better with age, but making a fresh batch is admittedly a process.

I wanted a way to keep the delicious scent of the holiday drink filling my living room all season without having to make batch after batch of eggnog (but don’t get me wrong, I’ll definitely be whipping some up in the near future!). So i made a decision to share a soy wax candle DIY with an eggnog-scented mixture volatile oil that do the trick quite nicely.

To begin my soy wax candle DIY project, I started by rounding up a bunch of vintage glassware in different shapes, sizes and height. A good thrift store is my go-to for treasure hunts like this. I gathered a bunch of glass, crystal, and gold-trimmed glasses to use as my candle vessels and to go along with the cocktail theme of the candles. Then, I infused soy wax (I prefer soy because it's a cleaner burn and lasts longer) with nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla essential oils to make a subtle but delicious scent that smells just like eggnog!

Start by setting up a double boiler by adding an inch or two of water to the bottom of a pan and bringing it to a simmer. Place a smaller pan inside the opposite one and add your soy wax flakes. The flakes will reduce by a few half once they melt, so simply fill your glass twice with wax flakes to live about what proportion you’ll got to melt.

Use a wooden chopstick or skewer to stir the wax because it melts. Once it’s fully melted, remove it from the heat and let cool for about two minutes. We want the wax to chill just a touch before we add the essential oils so as to not dilute the scents with an excessive amount of heat. Allowing the wax to cool a little bit will also help it settle nicely in your glass without cracking or pulling away from the edges.

Place the wood wick on the stand it came with and set it carefully in the center of your glass. It should stay upright pretty easily as long as it’s on a level surface.

Carefully pour the wax into the glass, leaving 1/2″ to 1″ of space at the top of the glass. Let cool in a temperate environment. Don’t be tempted to put the eggnog candle in the fridge to cool them faster as this will result in cracked candles.

You’ll be ready to see because the candles cool from bottom to top, since the wax will slowly change from a transparent , straw color to an opaque white. When the top 1″ of wax in the glass is just starting to turn opaque, top with cinnamon stick, pieces of star anise, a sprinkle of peppercorns and a pinch of nutmeg.