Does anyone make their own candles?  Do you prefer parafin, beeswax, or soy?  I dabble in making candles now and curious if should use a certain wax ect.

we use parafin wax for our 3oz. and half-pint scented votives. they burn for 14 hours!
i don't have any experience in other waxes, but i know soy candles are the current trend if you're trying to sell 'em.

i should clarify - the 3 oz. votives burn for 14 hours.

for magical purposes, i don't know what's considered better by general magical populus - but i bet the castle knows. search around you'll find a lot of information.

When I made them I mix parafin and bees.

Poor bees.

wax smart ass!!!

I use parafin and add about 1/2 oz beeswax makes then harder. soy wax is very soft and  soy has to be poured into something it is to soft to stand on it's own like parafin.
enjoy

Hi Selenat! You may also want to take into consideration some of the correspondences associated with specific types of wax as you decide.  Here are some basic correspondences for common waxes:

Paraffin--
--Element--earth
--Planet--Saturn
--Gender--feminine
--Uses--use paraffin dominant candles for bindings and banishments

Beeswax--
--Element-- air or fire
--Planet--Mercury
--Gender--masculine
--Uses--use beeswax dominant candles for communication and work associated spells

Soy Wax--
--Element--air
--Planet--Moon
--Gender--feminine
--uses--Soy wax is the most versital in terms of magic.  It can correspond well with most spells.