How do you make strong-scented candles? Generally speaking, the more fragrance oil you add to your melted wax, the more aromatic the candle will be. And as mentioned above, the type of wax you choose has an effect too. The basic ratio is one ounce of oil per pound of wax.
Making sure your wax is hot enough before adding fragrance oil is one of the best ways you can help ensure a strong bond. You can even bump the temperature of your wax up to 190°F—this can be especially helpful for particularly dense fragrance oils.
Place the candles in a semi-airtight area with an open box of baking soda. Just as baking soda can be used to neutralize the smells in your refrigerator, it will also work to reduce the candle's scent.
It's all about the burn
The first burn is the most important so ensure you light all the wicks and allow the wax pool to reach the container's edge. By doing this, not only are you avoiding tunnelling but you are also given the candle scent a chance to diffuse from the melted wax and spread throughout the room.
In conclusion, the inability to smell scented candles can be due to various reasons such as fragrance fatigue, room size and ventilation, wick size, and the remaining burned wax.
Most scented candles contain a combination of natural and synthetic fragrances These fragrance materials may be derived from essential oils or from synthetic aroma chemicals.
Paraffin wax (also known as mineral wax) is still popular with many high street candle brands because it holds colour and scent very well, and being a by-product of the oil industry means it's easily available.
Achieving the Right Burn Pool: Having the right wick size to achieve the proper burn pool can help with the scent throw. Too small of a wick will create a small burn pool, leading to poor scent throw. Too large of a wick may burn too hot and burn off the fragrance, also leading to poor scent throw.
We recommend adding the fragrance at 10 degrees higher than the melt point (If you have melted the wax and the temperature is higher than the 10 degree difference, let it cool down first). TEST, TEST, TEST: Start at the lowest recommendation, then increase by 2% higher load doesn't always make a stronger throw!
As a general rule, we would recommend using 30-35 drops of oil for every 160g of soy wax flakes. However, if you are using an oil with a particularly strong or gentle scent, you may want to add more or less.
Using too little fragrance may result in a low scent throw, while using too much may get a strong hot throw and overload the wax, and cause candle sweating or curdling. The fragrance oil ratio may also impact what candle wicks to use and how the melt pool of the candle turns out.
Bath & Body Works currently offers two different formulas of wax for our candles. The main ingredients for all formulas are vegetable wax, paraffin wax, and soy. Our Signature Collection Candles are considered vegetable wax candles. Although soy is an ingredient, our candles are not considered soy candles.
If you're using fragrance oil or essential oil to scent the candles, weigh it out into a small container at a ratio of 1 ounce fragrance per 1 pound of wax. Pure essential oils are trickier to work with than fragrances, with properties varying from oil to oil.
After vanilla, there's a huge drop-off to third place, where lavender, lemon, and rose all tied with three state wins each, then fourth place is another tie consisting of citrus, coconut, peppermint, and gardenia, which each won two states.
Using a digital scale, measure the exact amount of fragrance oil. For a strong scent throw, aim for 10% fragrance by weight, but this can vary depending on the wax and the fragrance oil itself. Slowly pour your fragrance into the melted wax (we recommend adding at around 65°C to 70°C).
Use an eye-dropper to add a few drops of fragrance oil into the hot pool of melted wax. About 3-4 drops should be enough to create a nice, light scent. However, if you want a richer scent, add several more drops.
It hasn't been burning long enough.
Especially on the first burn, it takes a while for the candle to warm up enough, and the true scent to be released. Typically, it takes until the melt pool reaches the edges of your vessel to truly appreciate the scent.
Lavender (Bulgarian)
This essential oil is one of the most popular choices on the market!