StretchLearn Course

Pour Candles That Burn Clean and Smell Like You Mean It

Master soy and beeswax, load fragrance correctly, size the wick, and package candles you are proud to sell

Beginner9 hr 10 minSelf PacedRegistered

Course Overview

What this course is designed to develop

This course teaches the core craft of container candle making for beginners: working with soy, beeswax, and coconut-soy blends; loading fragrance oil correctly; and selecting and centering wicks so the candle burns to a full melt pool. You will learn why candles tunnel, frost, sink, and smoke, how pour temperature and cure time change the result, and how to test-burn, label, and price candles you intend to sell. Each module pairs clear technique with the underlying material facts and real numbers, so your results are repeatable rather than lucky.

Learning Outcomes

What the learner should be able to understand, build, or execute.

Select the correct wax, container, and fragrance oil for a clean-burning container candle

Calculate fragrance load by weight and pour at the right temperature for each wax type

Size and center a wick to achieve a full melt pool without sooting or tunneling

Diagnose and fix common defects including tunneling, frosting, sinkholes, wet spots, and rough tops

Blend fragrance and essential oils into balanced top, middle, and base note scents

Cure, burn-test, label to ASTM and IFRA standards, and price candles for sale

Curriculum Preview

Inside the curriculum: a structured path from fundamentals to execution.

Preview the course structure, see how the modules build on one another, and understand the path this program is designed to take you through.

Module 1

Module 1: Waxes, Containers, and a Safe Pour Station

Understand how soy, beeswax, paraffin, and coconut blends behave, choose a container that suits your wax, and set up a small station you can pour from safely. This module is the difference between a candle that burns evenly and one that tunnels, sinks, or sweats.

3 lessons

The Waxes a Beginner Actually UsesContent · 45 min

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Containers, Tools, and a Safe StationContent · 40 min

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Wax Math: Vessel Fill, Batch Weight, and YieldContent · 45 min

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Module 2

Module 2: Wicks, Pouring, and Cure

Choose and center the right wick, pour at the correct temperature for your wax, and cure candles long enough that they perform. The wick is the engine of the candle, and pour and cure decide whether it runs clean.

3 lessons

Wick Anatomy and SizingContent · 50 min

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Centering Wicks and Pouring at the Right TemperatureContent · 50 min

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Cure Time and the All-Important Burn TestContent · 45 min

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Module 3

Module 3: Fragrance, Color, and Fixing Defects

Load fragrance safely, blend balanced scents, add color the right way, and diagnose the defects that plague soy and beeswax so you can fix them at the source.

3 lessons

Fragrance Load, IFRA Limits, and Scent ThrowContent · 50 min

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Blending Scents and Adding ColorContent · 45 min

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Diagnosing Tunneling, Frosting, Sinkholes, and Wet SpotsContent · 50 min

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Module 4

Module 4: Finishing, Labeling, and Selling Your Candles

Take candles from cured to retail-ready: finish tops and apply branding, label to legal and safety standards, photograph the work, and price candles so you actually make money.

3 lessons

Finishing Tops and Branding the VesselContent · 40 min

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Labeling: Legal, Safety, and IFRA RequirementsContent · 45 min

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Photographing and Pricing Your CandlesContent · 45 min

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Built for Application

A complete learning path, not a one-off inspiration hit.

This program is designed around progression: focused lessons, structured modules, applied resources, assessments, and a course rhythm that turns information into usable capability.

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