Best Budget-Friendly Kit: DINGPAI Candle Making Kit

When it comes to buying a candle making kit, here’s a tip to using the included melting pot—these pots are intended to be placed inside another cooking pot filled with water. Never place a melting pot directly on a burner! 

After getting a dozen recommendations from our readers for the best candle-making kit, we pick Dingpai’s Candle Making Kit as the best budget-friendly option. No, it doesn’t include wax—but we realize some folks want this, preferring to buy wax separately.

Here’s more:

What We Liked

• Great starter kit. We liked the included stainless steel melting pot, 100 wicks, candle wick centering device and more.

• Easy to use.

• Affordable.

• Clear instructions.

• Works well with leftover candle ends (upcycling!).

What Needs Work

• Small sized melting pot only holds 500 ml of wax.

• Does not contain any wax.  If you want a kit that also includes wax, consider the next pick.

Best Scented Candle Making Kit: DIY Candle Making Kit

Although this kit is more pricey, we liked all the included items: melting pot, four bgas of beeswax, thermometer, scents and more.  Basically, a great starter kit if you want everything you’d need in one box.

Here’s more:

What We Liked

• Easy to use.

• Nice scents. Our favorite included scents were the lavender and rose, although you also get lemon, spearmint, ocean and eucalyptus.

• Fun for families looking for a craft project for a rainy day.

• Melting pot has measurement markings on the inside.

• Includes beeswax.

What Needs Work

• Directions could be more clear.

• Not vegan friendly. If you’d prefer a kit with soy wax, consider this next pick.

Best Soy Candle Making Kit: Hearts & Crafts DIY Candle-Making Starter Kit

We looked at several vegan-friendly candle making kits with soy wax that were recommended by our readers, before settling on this one as the best bet: Hearts & Craft’s DIY Candle-Making Starter Kit.

Yes, this kit includes soy wax . . . and wicks that work better with soy wax. We liked the quality of this kit—note the wicks are pre-waxed, which provides for cleaner burning.

What We Liked

• Great for beginners.

• Includes two gold and teal candle tins—great for gifts.

• Includes one pound of soy wax flakes.

• Good overall quality.

• Affordable.

What Needs Work

• Not everyone is a fan of the wax scent.

• Only includes two candle tins—you may have to purchase more tins to make more candles.

• No dyes or scents.

Best Kit With Larger Melting Pot: DINGPAI Candle Making Kit Supplies

This kit is very similar to the first one we recommended in this article, with three differences. 

First, you get a larger melting pot (900 ml versus 550 ml)—this enables you to make larger or more candles at once.

Also this kit includes 12.4 ounces of soy wax and a stainless steel spoon. Otherwise, the same pros and cons apply:

What We Liked

• Great starter kit. We liked the included stainless steel melting pot, 100 wicks, candle wick center device and more.

• Easy to use.

• Affordable.

• Clear instructions.

• Works well with leftover candle ends (upcycling!).

What Needs Work

• Only enough wax to make a couple of small candles. 

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