It melts at 116 to 120 degrees and is harder and more brittle than beeswax. ... A few years back I wanted to make bayberry candles with a native plant class.

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 ...

Melt the soy wax and let it reach around 185 F ... Marketing Your Bayberry Candles. If you ve perfected your bayberry-scented creations, consider turning your passion into a small business.

Give as a gift: A bayberry candle can make a good gift to someone hosting a holiday party. It’s your way of wishing them well for the new year. Rhyme time: ...

Candles and customs aside, northern bayberry (Myrica pennsylvanica , also classified as Morella pennsylvanica) has a lot to recommend it. While it prefers sandy, dry, infertile soils that are ...

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.

The candles gave the whole house a distinct spicy, holiday-ish scent that seemed to linger long after the candles were packed away with the ornaments. News Sports Kentucky Derby Life Opinion ...

Candles and customs aside, northern bayberry (Myrica pennsylvanica , also classified as Morella pennsylvanica) has a lot to recommend it. While it prefers sandy, dry, infertile soils that are ...