The biggest reason most people buy candles is for their scent, you may want to remember this when you come to make candles to sell. Having the scent of candles burning can even help with your mood, for example lavender helps to sooth and relax.
Candle fragrances come in a few different forms such as liquid, natural herbs and solid wax perfume chips. You can even blend your own fragrances if you can not find exactly what you want.
When using fragrance oil and adding it to the wax you want to start with approximately 1oz. of oil to a pound of wax as a starting point. When using fragrances and essential oils having more is not necessarily better.
You will want to use fragrance oils that are specially designed for candle making as these are pure oil based fragrances. You will want to avoid water-based and alcohol-based oils as they will cause your candles to dangerously spit and sputter. Also don't buy potpourri type oils you find in the grocery store as these will not blend well with your candle wax.
It's all ways best to measure your fragrance oil by weight as this will help to keep things consistent. Also it's best to wait until your just about ready to pour your melted wax into the pouring pot before adding your scent. By doing this it will help to keep the evaporation down to a minimum and this way you can actually use less fragrance and enjoy it more. Of course with the whole candle making process it's best to test, test and more testing until you find what you are looking for.
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