Tallow Candles

[soapballs]

Has anyone ever made these or used them? I am curious to hear your experiences with them. I am ordering some tallow to make soap and came across a emergency candle tutorial on making tallow candles. You basically melt down the fat and pour it into a jar lol...seems easy right I can burn water though :angel:.

Anyways...I assume they would be most similar to a soy container candle. Not sure what wick would be best but I guess I'd try my hand at ones designed for soy...then trial and error comes in I guess. Also I wonder if they smell bad unscented when they are burned though?

It never ever occurred to me that I could use tallow for soap and candles until today. Craft multi-tasking at its best!

Would you try these?

Here is the link I saw it on: http://www.theprairiehomestead.com/2014/01/tallow-emergency-candles.html

 

[Happysoap]

I have to stop coming to this forum. Everytime I find something new that I just have to try out NOW right NOW! Thank you so much for posting this. I have not tried these candles but I will this weekend.

 

[soapballs]

LOL well let me know how it goes. You reminded me I needed to submit my order for the tallow too. Guess I better get upstairs and get my purse and get that order off...I completely forgot I never completed my checkout until now lol.

 

[Relle]

Already been talked about in another thread - here's the link. If you do search before you post it's most likely already been talked about.

http://www.soapmakingforum.com/showthread.php?t=15080

 

[ilovesoap2]

I have to stop coming to this forum. Everytime I find something new that I just have to try out NOW right NOW! Thank you so much for posting this. I have not tried these candles but I will this weekend.

I second!
I keep thinking it's because I'm new though...like, I'll get over it shortly.
Right now I'm looking for bees wax because I read on here how it can
help with ash...have not made a soap yet, least of all an ashy soap, but oh gosh, let me shop for bees wax

 

[soapballs]

I have to stop coming to this forum. Everytime I find something new that I just have to try out NOW right NOW! Thank you so much for posting this. I have not tried these candles but I will this weekend.

Did you happen end up being able to make the candles out of Tallow? How did they turn out and did they stink when burned? I am going to make a few later on once all my supplies get here and after I make some soap. I read they produce a lot of soot but that is to be expected I think.