{"id":61363,"date":"2023-07-04T12:00:35","date_gmt":"2023-07-04T11:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/?p=61363"},"modified":"2025-01-14T11:34:37","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T11:34:37","slug":"how-to-start-a-candle-making-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/how-to-start-a-candle-making-business","title":{"rendered":"How To Start A Candle Making Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How can you turn a wonderful <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/how-to-make-a-candle\">candle making<\/a> hobby into a business?<\/p>\n<p>We were joined by Stacey from <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/?wmc-currency=EUR\">Cosy Owl<\/a> and Abbey from <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/a-summers-beach-gel-votive-candle\">candle<\/a> making business &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.makesscentsstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Makes Scents Candles<\/a>&#8216; to talk all about the world of candle making. Turning a hobby into a business is the perfect way to put your time and money into a passion that you enjoy, but where do you start?<\/p>\n<p>Here are the key factors you will want to consider:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Equipment<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/candle-testing-on-a-budget\">Candle testing<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Stock and storage<\/li>\n<li>Pricing, budget &amp; tracking expenses<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/troubleshooting\/?wmc-currency=EUR\">Candle making issues<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/candle-documents-clps-ifras-sds-instagram-live-playback-with-make-scents-candles\/?wmc-currency=EUR\">Safety- CLP&#8217;s, research<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Where to <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/selling-your-candles\/?wmc-currency=EUR\">sell<\/a>&#8211; online, markets, <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/shop\">shop<\/a> floor<\/li>\n<li>Branding and marketing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Watch along to find out their <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/diy-candle-hacks\">tips<\/a> for buying equipment, testing your candles and what is needed to start selling.<\/p>\n<p>Watch our full <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/spring-fragrance-oil-instagram-live\">Instagram live<\/a> and if you have any <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/faq\">questions<\/a> about how to start a candle making business let us know and we will cover them in our next live!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How To Start A Candle Making Business\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gwg6bHlqzLM?start=745&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\">About <a href=\"https:\/\/cosyowl.com\/en_ie\/guides\/september-cosy-feature-makes-scents-candles\">Makes Scents Candles<\/a>: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.makesscentsstudio.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Makes Scents Candles<\/a> started at the end of June 2020 after being bought a candle making kit for beginners. I then developed the concept of up-cycling as a means to step away from the quick fix self care solution. As someone who&#8217;s creative with a passion for nature, making plant-based candles was an obvious choice and the wildflower seed idea grew from there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Why not stay connected on our social media? Don&#8217;t forget to tag us in your creations. We love to see what you have been making and we may reshare your posts!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thecosyowl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cosyowlcandles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.co.uk\/CosyOwlCandles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pinterest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@cosyowl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCEUgdg8-X61JyRWs8Uxr4Dg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube &#8211; Find more tutorials and project inspiration\u00a0<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can you turn a wonderful candle making hobby into a business? We were joined by Stacey from Cosy Owl and Abbey from candle making business &#8216;Makes Scents Candles&#8216; to talk all about the world of candle making. 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