Survival Chapstick Candle

by GoSouthKorea

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Intro: Survival Chapstick Candle

STEP 1: Get the Items

Chapstick (any kind)
Cotton swab
Lighter or match
Scissors

STEP 2: Cut the Cotton Swab

Cut the swab until you have an inch of cotton and the stick

STEP 3: Make a Wick and Grease It Up!

Get your fingers, stretch the cotton, make a wick resembling a wick of a candle, and grease the whole wick until it has a good amount of the Chapstick all over it

STEP 4: Shove It in the Middle of the Chapstick

Get the swab and stick it into the Chapstick in the middle until your left with about a centimeter of cotton

STEP 5: Light It Up!

5 Comments

GoSouthKorea 9 years ago

I think by adding more Chapstick on the cotton, the candle will last longer. You should test it out and tell me what happens!

dunesky 9 years ago

What would happen if I covered the whole cotton swab with other bits of cotton and then slathered it with the chap stick? Or how would I make my candle last longer?

dunesky 9 years ago

Works great! Love it.

jmwells 9 years ago

If you use a piece of multi strand cotton twine it smokes less. It burns more stick than wick.