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The Candle-Making Process: Step-by-Step

Creating each De Rosa Candle is a detailed process that combines design and careful attention to detail. Here's a behind-the-scenes look at how we bring each candle to life:

1. Preparing the Molds

After each use, our molds are carefully cleaned to ensure they're ready for the next batch. This step is essential for maintaining the cleanliness of the designs we create.

2. Wax Heating

We melt our signature 50/50 blend of Mexican beeswax and soy wax in a large boiler. This wax combination ensures our candles retain maximum fragrance and can hold the Talavera design.

3. Wick Preparation

Wicks are cut from a large spool to fit each of our candle shapes. They are then waxed to remove any air bubbles to support a better burn. Afterward, the tips are trimmed to a sharp edge, making it easier to use the wicking tool.

4. Wicking the Molds

Using a custom tool, we carefully wick each candle by hand. We use one wick for our La Chelita candles, while La Chela has two, ensuring the best burn performance for each.

5. Detailing the Design

The detailed Talavera pattern in each mold is filled by hand using colored wax and pipettes. This step requires patience and precision to achieve the detailed designs our De Rosa Candles are known for.

6. Adding Scent

Once the molds have the wax design, are wicked, and the wax is melted to the correct temperature, we carefully blend the fragrance into the melted wax. We avoid over-mixing to prevent air bubbles to make sure we have a smooth and consistent finished wax.

7. Pouring the Wax

At the perfect temperature, the wax is poured into the molds. If poured too hot, the wax will melt the colored wax in the design portion of the mold. If poured too cold, the wax will dry unevenly. To ensure even cooling, we cover the molds with aluminum foil. This step helps prevent sinking in the wax caused by it cooling too quickly.

8. Demolding

Once the candles have fully cooled, they are gently removed from the molds. This step is always nerve-racking as too much force during removal can break off design pieces, but it's also exciting as it reveals each candle's final shape.

9. Final Touches

Each candle has any excess wax cut off with a razor knife. Wicks are trimmed to their perfect length, and each candle is inspected to ensure it meets our quality standards. Candles that don't pass our inspections are melted down and used to create new candles.

10. Packaging

Finally, the candles are wrapped in our custom tissue paper and honeycomb paper to keep them safe during transport and then placed into our custom De Rosa Candles boxes. The boxes are then labeled, barcoded, and stored in a cool, dry place. After you place your order, each candle is quickly prepared for sale and shipped directly to you.

Every step in creating a De Rosa Candle takes time, patience, and an eye for detail. Shop our Mexican candles and see how they look in your home.

Watch this video for a step-by-step on creating sculpture candles.

Candle Care

FOR BEST RESULTS

Use a heat-proof holder on a flat, draft-free surface.
Never leave a burning candle unattended or move it while lit.
Trim the wick to 1/4 in. before each use.
For optimal results, limit burn time to 2 hours.
Stop burning when 1 in. of wax remains.
During the first burn, allow the melt pool to almost reach the edges to prevent tunnelling.

While all of our candles undergo thorough testing, please note that they are handmade, and individual candles may burn slightly differently.

How to Burn a Candle Safely

Before Lighting:

Before burning, always trim the wick to ¼ inch. You can use a wick trimmer, nail clippers, or scissors. Long or crooked wicks can cause uneven burning, dripping or flaring.
Keep the wax pool clear of wick trimmings, matches and debris at all times.
Always use a candleholder specifically designed for candle use. It should be heat resistant, sturdy, and large enough to contain any drips or melted wax.

Burn candles in a well-ventilated room:

Avoid drafts, vents or air currents. This will help prevent rapid or uneven burning, sooting, and excessive dripping.
Follow the manufacturer’s recommendations on burn time and proper use. In general, it is recommended that candles do not burn for longer than four hours and cool for at least two hours before relighting.
When lighting a candle, use long matches or a long-reach lighter. Keep your hair and loose clothing away from the flame.

While Burning:

Never leave a candle unattended.
Never burn a candle on or near anything that can catch fire. Keep burning candles away from furniture, drapes, bedding, carpets, books, paper, flammable decorations, etc.
Keep candles out of the reach of children and pets. Do not place lighted candles where they can be knocked over by children, pets or anyone else.
Never touch or move a candle while it is burning or while the wax is liquefied.
Don’t burn a candle all the way down. For a margin of safety, discontinue burning a candle when 1 inches remains.
Place burning candles at least three inches apart from one another. This is to make sure they don’t melt one another, or create their own drafts that will cause the candles to burn improperly.
Extinguish a candle if the flame becomes too high or flickers repeatedly. Let the candle cool, trim the wick, and check for unwanted drafts before re-lighting.
Never use a candle as a night light or while you may fall asleep.
Be very careful if using candles during a power outage. Flashlights and other battery-powered lights are safer sources of light during a power failure. Never use a candle during a power outage to look for things in a closet, or when fueling equipment – such as a lantern or kerosene heater.

When Extinguishing a Candle:

Use a candle snuffer to extinguish a candle. It’s the safest way to prevent hot wax from splattering.
Never use water to extinguish a candle. Water can cause the hot wax to splatter and might break a glass container.
Make sure the candle is completely out and the wick ember is no longer glowing before leaving the room.
Don’t touch or move the candle until it has completely cooled.

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PARA OBTENER MEJORES RESULTADOS

Utiliza un soporte resistente al calor en una superficie plana y libre de corrientes de aire.
Nunca dejes una vela encendida sin supervisión ni la muevas mientras esté encendida.
Recorta la mecha a 5 mm antes de cada uso.
Para obtener resultados óptimos, limita el tiempo de quemado a 2 horas.
Deja de quemarla cuando queden 2 pulgadas de cera.
Durante la primera quema, permite que el charco de cera casi alcance los bordes para evitar la formación de túneles.
Aunque todas nuestras velas son sometidas a pruebas exhaustivas, ten en cuenta que son hechas a mano y es posible que cada vela queme ligeramente de manera diferente.

Cómo quemar una vela de manera segura

Antes de encender:

Antes de quemarla, siempre recorta la mecha a ¼ de pulgada. Puedes usar un corta mechas, cortaúñas o tijeras. Las mechas largas o torcidas pueden causar quemado desigual, goteo o flambeo.
Mantén la piscina de cera limpia de recortes de mechas, fósforos y residuos en todo momento.
Siempre usa un portavelas específicamente diseñado para el uso de velas. Debe ser resistente al calor, robusto y lo suficientemente grande como para contener cualquier goteo o cera derretida.

Quema velas en una habitación bien ventilada:

Evita corrientes de aire, rejillas de ventilación o corrientes de aire. Esto ayudará a prevenir la quema rápida o desigual, el hollín y el goteo excesivo.
Sigue las recomendaciones del fabricante sobre el tiempo de quemado y el uso adecuado. En general, se recomienda que las velas no quemen durante más de cuatro horas y se enfríen durante al menos dos horas antes de volver a encenderlas.
Al encender una vela, usa cerillas largas o un encendedor de largo alcance. Mantén tu cabello y ropa suelta alejados de la llama.

Mientras esté quemando:

Nunca dejes una vela desatendida.
Nunca quemes una vela sobre o cerca de algo que pueda incendiarse. Mantén las velas encendidas alejadas de muebles, cortinas, ropa de cama, alfombras, libros, papel, decoraciones inflamables, etc.
Mantén las velas fuera del alcance de los niños y las mascotas. No coloques velas encendidas donde puedan ser derribadas por niños, mascotas o cualquier otra persona.
Nunca toques ni muevas una vela mientras esté quemando o mientras la cera esté licuada.
No quemes una vela hasta el final. Por margen de seguridad, deja de quemar una vela cuando quede 1/2 pulgada en el contenedor o 2 pulgadas si estás usando una vela de pilar.
Coloca las velas encendidas al menos a tres pulgadas de distancia unas de otras. Esto es para asegurarte de que no se derritan entre sí o creen sus propias corrientes de aire que harán que las velas quemen incorrectamente.
Extintingue una vela si la llama se vuelve demasiado alta o parpadea repetidamente. Deja que la vela se enfríe, recorta la mecha y verifica las corrientes de aire no deseadas antes de volver a encenderla.
Nunca uses una vela como luz nocturna o mientras puedes quedarte dormido.
Ten mucho cuidado si usas velas durante un corte de energía. Linternas y otras luces alimentadas por baterías son fuentes de luz más seguras durante una falla de energía.
Nunca uses una vela durante un corte de energía para buscar cosas en un armario o al cargar equipos, como una linterna o un calentador de queroseno.

Al extinguir una vela:

Usa un apagavelas para extinguir una vela. Es la forma más segura de evitar que la cera caliente salpique.
Nunca uses agua para apagar una vela. El agua puede hacer que la cera caliente salpique y podría romper un recipiente de vidrio.
Asegúrate de que la vela esté completamente apagada y que la brasa de la mecha ya no esté brillando antes de salir de la habitación.
No toques ni muevas la vela hasta que se haya enfriado por completo.

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The Candle-Making Process: Step-by-Step

The Candle-Making Process: Step-by-Step

1. Preparing the Molds

2. Wax Heating

3. Wick Preparation

4. Wicking the Molds

5. Detailing the Design

6. Adding Scent

7. Pouring the Wax

8. Demolding

9. Final Touches

10. Packaging

Watch this video for a step-by-step on creating sculpture candles.

The Art of Creating De Rosa Mexican Sculpture Candles

Candle Care Tips: How to care for your Mexican sculpture Talavera candles

How to Burn a Candle Safely

Before Lighting:

Burn candles in a well-ventilated room:

While Burning:

When Extinguishing a Candle: