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Outdoor Citronella Candle

Michelle S. Nutritionist

A natural mosquito repellent to help you enjoy the warm outdoor nights!

Total Time
30 min
Difficulty Level
Advanced
Serves
N/A
Overnight
No
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Ingredients:


  • 3 cups of soy wax or natural beeswax
  • Glass container (large enough to fit 3 cups)
  • Candle wick (long enough to fit container)
  • 10 drops of citronella essential oil
  • Hot glue gun
  • Piece of paper

Directions:


  1. Bring some water to boil in a pan
  2. Add the 3 cups of your wax to a bowl.
  3. Once the water comes to a boil, add the bowl of the wax into the pan.
  4. Allow the wax to melt.
  5. While the wax is melting, on the glass container for your candle, mark the center of the bottom.
  6. Use your hot glue gun to glue the wick of the center of the bottom of your container.
  7. Once the wax is completely melted, pour the wax into the container, for this I used a piece of paper to make a funnel to avoid getting wax on the sides of my glass container.
  8. Add about 10 drops of the Citronella essential oil
  9. Allow to cool for about 24 hours.
  10. When ready, light outside and enjoy your mosquito free night!

 

Note: Be sure to use a pan inside of a pot when boiling the water. This way if the bubbles from the boiling get large, they won't spill into the wax in the bowl. Instead of using a piece of paper to act as a funnel, you can use an actual funnel, but clean up can be intense!

Citronella Essential Oil