Here s how to craft perfect homemade candles with bayberry oil, ensuring they smell ... temperature control is key. Melt the soy wax and let it reach around 185 F (85 C) before adding your ...

To make bayberry candles, the wax is separated from the fruit by boiling it in water and collecting the wax from the water’s surface. The wax, which melts in the range 39–49 ºC, is heated at low ...

If you want to ensure good luck in the coming year, you may want to burn a bayberry candle. The olive green colored, strongly scented candle is thought to bring good luck to your home when burned ...

The process to convert bayberry fruit into candles was labor intensive (up to 10,000 berries could be needed for one candle), so they were saved for special occasions. Candles eventually were ...