Guides and Recipes

Our blog is your go-to source for inspiring advice and easy-to-follow tutorials for those new to home fragrance creation. Explore creative ideas for personalising your creations, learn professional techniques, and find inspiration to bring your projects to life, free of charge.

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Candles
Using Wax: Potential Difficulties

Learn how to overcome common challenges in making soy wax candles. Issues like frosting, moisture spots, rough surfaces, and cracks.

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Candles
Soy wax reveals its secrets to you

Explore the many benefits of soy vegetable wax for making scented candles.

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Candles
Everything you need to know about Candle Waxes - Guide

Find out everything you need to know about the different types of candle wax and their uses to make your craft creations a success.

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Candles
Learn DIY Candle Making - Guides

Discover the art of creating homemade candles, a hobby that has become very popular with the DIY movement and interior design trends.

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Candles
How to extend the burning time of a candle?

Candles create a warm atmosphere, but they often burn out too quickly. Fortunately, there are tricks to extend their life.

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Candles
Choosing your wick to make candles

The wick is a crucial element in making a candle, ensuring optimal performance by carrying heat from the flame to the wax to fuel combustion.

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Candles
Everything you need to know about Candle Wicks - Guide

The wick is essential to candle making, acting as the heart of the combustion by drawing in liquid wax to fuel the flame.

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Candles
Getting rid of wax stains on fabric, furniture or your glasses

Candle wax can build up on our furniture, but don't panic! With these tried and true tips, you can quickly clean up stubborn wax and save your home.

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Candles
Creating a massage candle for a sweet moment for two

The practice of candle massage, thanks to its physical and psychological benefits, is becoming more and more popular.

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Candles
Easily make your own molded candle

Do you prefer to make molded candles? You are in the right place ! Liquid wax is poured into molds to create candles in various shapes.

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Candles
Make your first artisanal scented candles

Learn how to make DIY scented candles with this beginner-friendly roundup article.

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Candles
Tutorials and recipes for making homemade candles

Homemade candle making has become more accessible with the popularity of DIY. To help you get started, we offer simple recipes and tutorial videos.

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Candles
The different types of candle dyes and their uses

To personalize your DIY candles, opt for grain dyes, liquid dyes or even marbling paints. Customize as much as you want and create unique candles!

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Candles
Everything you need to know about personalizing candles - Guide

Learn how to customize your candles to create a unique decoration. Explore the choice of containers, the use of molds, and the various types of dyes.

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Candles
List of recurring wick problems and their simple solutions

Learn how to fix common problems with candle wicks.

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Candles
Easily prepare and incorporate your wick into your scented candle

Once you have chosen your candle wick, it is essential to know how to use it correctly for optimal combustion.

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Candles
How to choose which candle mold to buy?

Choosing the right mold is essential to personalizing your candles.

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Candles
Reuse leftover wax from my candle in 8 steps

At a time when environmental protection and recycling are essential, reusing leftover wax to create new candles is an excellent initiative.

Our professional advice

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Perfumes
Understanding everything about Perfumes for Candles, Soaps and Ambiance

Discover everything you need to know about fragrances for candles, melts and soaps with Terre de Bougies. Our fragrances, made in Grasse by master perfumers, offer a unique olfactory palette with more than 500 choices.

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Candles
Learn DIY Candle Making - Guides

Discover the art of creating homemade candles, a hobby that has become very popular with the DIY movement and interior design trends.

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Melts
Learn How to Make Scented Melts - Guide

The artisanal scented melt, this little treasure of wax without a wick, is perfect for diffusing a captivating scent in your home. Ideal for large rooms, it offers a more intense diffusion than traditional candles.

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Diffusers
Learn how to make DIY ambient products - Guides

Create a warm and cozy decorative atmosphere with various scented products. Melts, capilla diffusers, pillow mists and scented suspensions transform your interior into a haven of scents.