DIY Rosemary Lemon Candles: Fresh, Energizing, and Effortlessly Uplifting
These rosemary lemon candles are a breeze to create using an easy essential oil candle tutorial! Fresh, energizing, and effortlessly uplifting, they make a great homemade gift.
We’ve officially begun the warmest time of the year here, and sunlight fills our days from beginning to end. The sunshine can be invigorating, but I often miss those spring days when I could open the windows and let a breeze flow through the house.
With afternoon temperatures in the triple digits, that’s simply not an option. So, I decided to make candles that smell fresh and airy. And since we’re in citrus season, I started with my favorite citrus fruit and added an herbal twist!
What Do These Candles Smell Like?
Fresh, energizing, and effortlessly uplifting, these handcrafted scented candles bring the outside in. Capture the golden days of summer with my quick tips and an easy-to-follow tutorial.
No matter the season, I know you’ll enjoy the bright, crisp, clean scent of rosemary intertwined with tart, sweet lemon. Light one in your kitchen in the morning or enjoy it after all the laundry is done with a glass of chilled wine or lemonade. Get started now!
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Where To Begin
These rosemary lemon candles are a breeze to make! With a few quick tips, you can create your very own, lemony scented candles with a herbal kick.
How Much Wax Do You Need?
It can be a bit tricky. For example, these lovely yellow glass candle jars I chose are sold as 7 ounces. However, for the candle wick to fit under the bamboo lid, the fill rate is 6 ounces. So, to make three rosemary lemon candles, you’ll need 18 ounces of soy wax.
How Much Fragrance Should You Add?
This was a step that used to frustrate me, causing me to make several candle scent mistakes. But I don’t give up easily!
I worked with an expert and developed a foolproof candle fragrance calculator. With it, I calculated an 8% fragrance load for the candles, which amounted to 1.44 ounces of fragrance.
The combination of fresh-picked herbs and slightly sweet, yet tart, lemon in the tutorial below creates a clean, radiant candle scent for an instant pick-me-up.
(P.S. Did you know – you can use the calculator any time to figure out exactly how much fragrance to use for all your candle ideas?)
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Creating Sunny Rosemary Lemon Candles
Often paired in savoury dishes, lemon and rosemary meld into a fresh, herbaceous scent poured into sunny yellow glass jars with rustic wood lids. With the light of the wick, sunshine glows indoors with these homemade candles.
A great candle for a housewarming or hostess gift! Don’t you think? Why not add a bottle of olive oil, a fresh bundle of rosemary, a lemon, and homemade rosemary salt for a beautiful, charming gift?
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How To Make Rosemary Lemon Scented Candles
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- Cover your area with parchment paper or utilize a tray. Press the tab on the bottom of a natural cotton wick into a wick sticker tab. Then, peel it off the sheet and place it centered in the base of the candle jar. Slide a wick-centering stick over the wick to hold it in place and repeat to prep all three jars.
- Place a large glass measuring cup on a digital scale. Select ounces and tap to tare the weight, then pour soy wax into it until you reach 18 ounces.
- Put the wax-filled measuring cup into the microwave and heat in 30-second intervals until melted. Do not heat above 160°F. (You can monitor the heat with a no-touch infrared thermometer.)
- Once the wax has melted, allow it to cool to 135°F before adding the candle scent. Slowly stir it into the wax for 2 minutes.
- After incorporating the scent into the melted soy wax, monitor it until it cools to 110°F (if you’re using a different wax, refer to the manufacturer’s temperature recommendation). Warm the glass jars before pouring the wax with a heat gun for the perfect adhesion.
- After curing, trim the candle wicks to ¼” with a wick trimmer. Wait three to seven days before lighting the candle for a strong scent.
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Rosemary Lemon Candles
Check out this tutorial for rosemary lemon candles—my year-round favorite that always makes the kitchen feel calm and clean.
Materials
- 3 glass candle jars with bamboo lids
- 18 oz soy wax
- 3 cotton wicks
- 3 wick tabs
- 1 ounce lemon essential oil
- 0.44 ounces rosemary essential oil
Instructions
- Cover your area with parchment paper or utilize a tray. Press the tab on the bottom of a natural cotton wick into a wick sticker tab. Then, peel it off the sheet and place it centered in the base of the candle jar. Slide a wick-centering stick over the wick to hold it in place and repeat to prep all three jars.
- Place a large glass measuring cup on a digital scale. Select ounces and tap to tare the weight, then pour soy wax into it until you reach 18 ounces.
- Put the wax-filled measuring cup into the microwave and heat in 30-second intervals until melted. Do not heat above 160°F. (You can monitor the heat with a no-touch infrared thermometer.)
- Once the wax has melted, allow it to cool to 135°F before adding the candle scent. Slowly stir it into the wax for 2 minutes.
- After incorporating the scent into the melted soy wax, monitor it until it cools to 110°F (if you’re using a different wax, refer to the manufacturer’s temperature recommendation).
- Warm the glass jars before pouring the wax with a heat gun for the perfect adhesion. After curing, trim the candle wicks to ¼” with a wick trimmer.
Notes
Wait three to seven days before lighting the candle for a strong scent.
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P.S. I’d love to see what you’re pouring! Share your creations and tag me @LifeNReflection #lifenreflection on Instagram so I can cheer you on, repost your work, and celebrate the candle making with you.