Diy Lava Lamp Wax

Diy Lava Lamp Wax. Coating the spring in wax is so that the spring will stick to the rest of the wax when it's all done. The lava lamp has a somewhat stodgy origin story — it was invented by a british accountant in the early ’60s.

The lava lamp has a somewhat stodgy origin story — it was invented by a british accountant in the early ’60s. We remade it three times, also. But it’s come to symbolize the hippie movement and all that’s groovy and far out.

Liquids that are not as dense will float on top of liquids that are more dense.

How to make the lava lamp. Clouding occurs when trace amounts of oils from the wax begin seeping into the surrounding liquid. The right ratio of wax to perc is about 2:1. The wax “lava” in lava lamps flows upward and back down because the wax and the water solution is closely balanced in density and buoyancy.