Can candle making be a successful career option?
Candle making is a beautiful art involving a lot of creativity. Though an immensely satisfying profession, it requires a lot of discipline. Candles were usually lit only during Christmas time, but today, candles are used for various occasions – for festivals, for gifting purposes, for aroma therapies and more. Definitely, the market for candles has grown in India. “The new trend is to display a variety of candles at home. One may not burn the candles; but will use them as objects d’art, incorporating them into displays, as an accent piece,” says actress Rati Agnihotri. She makes candles and sells them through her store ‘Om 2 Home’ in Pune. you also require a lot of skills for it like say the basic skill needed for learning candle-making is the power of imagination.
