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Making Aromatherapy Lavender Heart Tarts

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heart moldsI bought some lavender essential oil and decided to make some tarts for the burner that my daughter bought me. I found these cute heart shaped flexible molds at the dollar store.

First I melted a pound of soy wax until it was 200 degrees. Some wax has a lower flash point so check that before you blast it too high.

candle dyeThen I added the purple dye. Once the temperature went down to 150 Fahrenheit, I added about an ounce or 30 ml. of lavender essential oil.

Next, the pouring. I’m not showing that because I didn’t do it gracefully but the end result is what counts.

hear tartsVoila, some cute chubby heart tarts that smell wonderful.

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