Safety tips for candle making. Candle making is a great craft for the entire family. You can create amazingly beautiful works of art for gifts, decoration or even daily use. However, there are some safety tips that really need to be followed. This is because of the fact that with heat and fire can come burns.
Though it would seem to be very logical to use safety with candle making. There are still fires, burns and many other problems that are occurring with candle wax projects. So take a little time to learn about some safety preventions.
Lets take a look at some of these safety tips.
Safety tip #1
Keep the crafting area clean and free of clutter. When moving and using hot wax, there is always a chance for a spill, dripping or more. That is why if there are things around the area you are working around. The risk will increase for more of these spills etc. Also, increasing the chance for fires burns etc.
Safety tip #2
Be prepared with fire retardants. This means it is important to have some boxes of baking soda and a fire extinguisher in there are that you are going to be doing the wax crafting. You hopefully will never need them. However it is a good idea to be prepared.
Safety tip #3
Do not pour water on a wax fire. This will simply spread the fire. So be sure not to throw water on the fire. Wax fires need to be put out just like a grease fire.
Safety tip #4
Make sure your cooking area, where the wax will be melted is clean. It is a good idea to put a little drip tray under the area that the cooking is happening. This is because the grease will leak down there, and that can add to the fire hazard.
Safety tip #5
Keep all flammable items out of the area of wax working and cooking. It is a hot area and you would not want to have added risk.
Safety tip #6
It is a good idea to read all of the manufacturer instructions and safety. Each type of wax can be a little different. So make sure you know the products you are working with.
Safety tip #7
Start your cooking temperatures low. Since wax is flammable, a heat that is to high to fast can also add danger. It is good to build up to the temperature you need slowly.
Safety tip #8
Use a wax melt pan or double boiler. This helps to also prevent fires. The use of a regular pan is much riskier because there is no buffer from the heat to the wax. A regular pan makes it hard to control the temperature of the wax and the flash point may be reached faster than you think.
Safety tip #9
Wear safety clothing. This is anything from an apron, to gloves etc. It is important to keep your body safe when working with hot wax. Burns can do much more if you are trying to work with fire. The shock of a burn can trigger you to drop the wax, which in turn can cause a fire.
Safety tip #10
Work with wax in well ventilated areas.
Safety tip #11
If children are helping with candle and wax crafts, be sure to have adequate supervision.
Safety tip #12
Keep crafting and candle supplies put up when not in use. They should not be available for young hands to get a hold of.
These are the basic safety tips in candle making. It seems simple enough. However, if you are not working with safety in mind, you may find that a burns and fires are not far behind.