How do you make your own scented candles & lip balm?
Question:
I have this idea for unique scented items but I wanted to know how are the scents put into the items. Like what if I wanted to make lip balm or candles that smelled like fried chicken and mashed potatoes? (Not really but that sounds lovely.)
Answer:
There is a really cool e-book I download a while back called the Crafter’s Companion. It’s about making your own spa-type products like candles, bath salts and bombs, lip balm and a whole bunch of other stuff. It’s really well written. The author did a very nice job. Sign up for the free newsletter and it will tell you where to get the products to make your items like the tubes for the lip balm.
There is a website that sells weird fragrance oils. They don’t have fried chicken and mashed potatoes, but they do have several cuts of meat like bacon, ham, pot roast and more. It’s called http://www.saveonscents.com/ Go into Fragrance & Body Oils » Novelty Fragrances. Baby Diaper? Gross.
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