Candle Molds, Whats Best for me? Silicone from Asia. JUST DON'T!!

It always makes me smile when I have something fun to talk about here....... It is amazing to be able to work with so many wonderful and creative people. The More people that find us, the more new types of work we are asked about doing. At least twice a week now we get requests to help make custom Candle Molds.  From Both Silicone and Plastic.

www.candlemoldvault.ca and www.candlemoldvault.com are pleased to offer these services.  Once people find out how easy and quickly this can be done, They get really excited and ask if they can have several designs at a time made "Just for them". The Answer is Yes! Just Ask.

Basically, all we need from you is a design, we can either work with you in that design phase and assist you in creating the design piece, or we can take a design you already have created or in mind and then build the Professional Silicone Candle Mold for you. The Other option is making that piece into a 2 piece Plastic Candle Mold.

Over the years, learning the different techniques of mold making, we have made some observations......We can share those with you:

You can make a nice Candle Mold from brush on Latex....... the down side of this is that Brush on Latex wont give you a long life Candle Mold and if you are going to be making many candles, this isn't a cost effective or long term solution. (Unless you plan on repeatedly remaking the Molds)

You can also make a nice Candle Mold from Plastic.... The down side is that you DO lose a lot of  detail this way. These Candle Molds are cost effective, can last a long time when handled and used correctly.

You can also make a nice Candle Mold from Silicone.....The biggest down side for these is cost. Another down side is that many of those available are NOT made for professional candle makers. So, be aware of this when you buy!  They will rip, fall a part, and become basically useless in very short order.

I know you have all seen the one piece Silicone Candle molds available..... These can work well for simple designs, but you are in for problems if you hope to pour many detailed candles from these, for the above reasons.

Also, you have the HUGE problem of "what's in the Silicone"  Now, we have discussed this before here......  JUST DON'T!  It isn't worth the health risks, safety problems, or other yet unknown costs.  JUST DON'T!

Happy CandleMaking!