Melting ~ Follow regular candle making safety guidelines for heating, pouring and burning.
Melts at approximately 180-200 degrees & will take considerably longer to melt than wax.
A covered Presto Kitchen Kettle, or similar, works great. 

Wicks ~ We recommend using Gelwicks™ for containers up to 2 or 2.5" diameter.  Coreless Cotton container wicks can also be used if you prefer not to use a zinc core.  Test burning will be necessary to determine proper size for your application.  Gel works
best in containers no larger than 2.5 - 3 inches in diameter.  Multiple wicks are not
recommended.

Fragrance ~ It is recommended to use non-polar candle fragrance oils, with a flash point
of 170 or higher.  Stir thoroughly & be sure they blend well.  Recommended amount is
up to 3% (.48 or approx. 1/2 oz) per pound for CLP, up to 5% (.80 or approx. 3/4oz) for
CMP & up to 5% (.80 or approx. 3/4 oz) for CHP.  NOTE:  It is important to follow these
guidelines for making safe gel candles!

Coloring ~ It is recommended that less dye be used than in regular candles if you want
to maintain the translucency of the gel.  We recommend liquid dyes. Color Blocks can
also be used by shaving off tiny bits and melting into the gel.

Embedding ~ Non-flammable objects may be embedded in this gel, just let it cool to
approximately 100 degrees before embedding.  Clean your seashells and other embed
items so they are free of any residue by washing them with warm mineral oil.  This will
help keep the gel from clouding and help reduce air bubbles.  We recommend using only
gel safe fragrance oils in your wax embeds.