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DIY Tea Infused Scented Candles

There are three things I can guarantee to calm me down after a stressful day. Tea. Book. Scented candle. This is the precious little time I take to stop rushing around and actually stop to think about more than work. I know what you’re thinking, but I genuinely love a scented candle. I mean, what’s not to like? Not only do I love the calming effect I get from them (probably all in my mind, but whatever works for you!) but it also makes the space more inviting and comfortable. Scented candles give off a much lighter scent than air fresheners and incense, so it doesn’t overpower your senses. And as well as smelling delicious they look great! Silly thing is I’ve been buying the candles and until recently had not thought about making them myself.

So I was going through the process of how to create a scented candle in my head. How I would flavour it and what kind of scents I would ideally like. And it hit me. Tea flavoured candles… My next thought – Could this really work? I knew you used essential oils to flavour scented candles, but what was there to stop you making tea flavoured essential oils? Turns out absolutely nothing. It’s so easy and works so well. To make DIY tea infused scented candles all you have to do is pick your favourite flavour of tea.

We’ve teamed up with Twinings UK who have such an extensive range of traditional and fruit teas it’s easy to find something you’ll love. Twinings are the perfect fit for this project as they’re currently running a campaign to encourage us all to take joy from the small things in life for a few moments each day – moments where you experience more out of your day with your senses turned up. To inspire everyone to share these moments, Twinings are hosting a weekly photo competition and this week’s theme is “show us how you drink in the wonderful world around you”. I’m going to be taking part using the hashtag #DrinkItAllIn, focussing on my immediate surroundings and the people in it! Join in and you might even win a gift box! Share your happy moments (and tea infused candles) for the rest of this month using #DrinkItAllIn on Twitter and Instagram (@TwiningsTeaUK) or commenting on their Facebook page.

Materials

Tea | Extract flavours | Soy wax | Enamel mugs | Cotton cord | Metal bases | Small non stick pan | Olive oil/Coconut oil | Peg

I chose Peppermint and Nettle tea, Ginger tea, accompanied by rose water and orange extracts.

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Instructions

Pour around 100ml of oil into a non-stick pan and heat. Infuse your tea bags in the oil until they begin to break open. Do this two at a time until your oil smells delicious! Drop a cap full of your complementary flavour in. You don’t want to flavour your tea.

– you want to enhance it!

Fill your pan with double the mug full of wax (I’d suggest buying a cheap non-stick pan for this project) and melt on a low heat until it’s liquid. Pour in your flavoured oil and mix well.

To make the wick dip your cotton cord into the wax and leave to cool. Then thread through the hole in the middle of the metal base. Squeeze the hole shut with pliers to secure in place.

Dip the metal base into the wax, place it onto the bottom of the mug and leave to set. Hold your wick in place with a long peg.

Pour the rest of the wax into the mug and leave to set in a cool place.

Now all that’s left to do is enjoy the moment and remember to #DrinkItAllIn.

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  1. Amy @ Homey Oh My! says

    March 11, 2015 at 3:18 am

    Genius genius. Had no idea this could be done! I imagine it smells amazing.

    Reply
  2. Tom // Daydream in Blue says

    March 11, 2015 at 3:14 pm

    Early Grey candles are definitely happening! One of my fave DIYs yet Fran :)

    Reply
  3. Susan Hirst says

    March 18, 2015 at 10:54 pm

    This is a very clever idea. I love aromatic candles and I think it would be a lot of fun to make my own. I’ll have to try it some time.

    Reply
  4. springinfialta says

    March 20, 2015 at 6:24 am

    LOVE THIS !!!

    Reply
  5. shaine says

    August 10, 2015 at 3:47 am

    Seriously amazing!! Cannot wait to try. What type of oil is used?

    Reply
    • Sarah Daniels says

      December 26, 2017 at 3:39 pm

      Coconut or olive I believe :)

      Reply
  6. Courtney says

    August 21, 2015 at 11:43 pm

    What an awesome idea, we love this!

    Reply
  7. Scendy Candece says

    December 5, 2015 at 8:55 am

    That is awesome !! I genuinely love a scented candles, I so want to make my own candles now!

    Thanks !!!

    Reply
  8. Hillary says

    December 22, 2015 at 1:49 am

    This may be a dumb question, but are you supposed to leave the oil over the stove, or take it off and add the tea? I have never tried anything like this before, so forgive my naivety.

    Reply
    • fran says

      December 22, 2015 at 2:08 pm

      Hey Hillary! Sorry I didn’t make it clearer. If you keep the heat on low to help the tea infuse. The longer you can leave it the better smelling it will be!

      Thanks for reading x

      Reply
  9. Monica says

    January 16, 2016 at 9:17 pm

    Which kind of oil do you use?

    Reply
  10. CW says

    March 30, 2016 at 6:03 pm

    Did you combine all the ginger and peppermint tea, rose water and orange extract together? Or did you use separate combinations , like ginger and orange then peppermint and rose water?
    Thanks.

    Reply
  11. Becky says

    May 3, 2016 at 7:20 pm

    I love this idea and I’m on my second attempt (I burnt the first batch) how low a heat should I have and how long does it roughly take?

    Reply
  12. Taylor says

    September 12, 2016 at 8:25 pm

    I have a tea that was ordered and it smells amazing but it has a mixture of different ingredients. Should I still try to find an oil to enhance or would it be okay not to use it?

    Reply
  13. Hunter Ballew says

    December 8, 2016 at 6:28 am

    Hi! I am planning to put up a candle making business. I didn’t know that there’s a tea scented candles. I would definitely add this to my options. And also, I would try and make one for myself and see it if turns our right. Thanks for this tutorial. Looking forward to more diys from you! ;)

    Reply
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  15. Nancy says

    December 15, 2018 at 5:12 pm

    Are you supposed to strain out the tea leaves after you infused the oil or add the to the wax?

    Reply
  16. Mindy says

    January 26, 2020 at 10:49 am

    Thanks for this tutorial! It was helpful! :D Love my green tea and bergamot candle.

    Reply
  17. Ideias criativas says

    October 13, 2021 at 8:22 pm

    Que ideia incrível, nós amamos isso!

    Reply
  18. David Childers says

    April 4, 2022 at 6:19 am

    Very nice blog and articles. I am really very happy to visit your blog. Now I am found what I actually want.

    Reply
  19. Notícias do Brasil says

    July 10, 2022 at 5:44 am

    I couldn’t agree more! These all natural, DIY tea infused scented.

    Reply
  20. Chomon says

    September 20, 2022 at 11:21 am

    That’s really great idea.

    Reply

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