How to make scents for candles?

Essential oils, whether made from plants in your garden or purchased commercially, offer a wide variety of fragrance choices for scented candles. You can also extract your own scents from fresh herbs. Harvest them in the early morning, just after the dew has evaporated. Flowers should be picked just as they are beginning to bloom. To use citrus peels, scrape off and discard the white inner pulp. Steam distillation is not an option for home extraction of essential oils.