Honestly, the math on making candles is not difficult AT ALL. I’m terrible (like, really, really bad) at math and after about a half hour of verbal run arounds it turns out the math is SO much simpler than everyone tries to make it out to be. The formula is EASY: Fragrance % x Wax Weight = weight of fragrance needed for the batch. The wax supplier will give you the “Fragrance Load”, which is the max amount fragrance the wax can handle. Standard is usually 6% “Fragrance Load”, but can go as high as 12%. Pick a number anywhere between 6% and the Fragrance Load (for the example, well say the max fragrance load is 10%). Try to pick a number in between to start experimenting, well go with 7%. I want 7% fragrance, and I want to make a pound of wax, which is 16oz. So the math would be: 7% x 16 = 1.12oz. I need to measure out 1.12 ounces of fragrance oil to put into my 16oz. of wax! And that’s it! Percent x weight. Done! To find what percent works best for the wax and your personal preference, just pick a percentage and test it. If it needs more, make another candle with a higher percentage, if it’s too strong make another candle with a lower percentage. Just remember to record what your doing so when you find the right combo you know what that percent is. FYI, I started making candles a few days ago and I was too scared of the math so I just went with the google recommended number for fragrance. I learned all of this last night, and if the math hadn’t been so unapproachable I would have saved a lot of wax, and fragrance, and been able to make single candle batches for testing instead of using half of my wax on one batch that’s probably not going to be scented strongly enough. I really hope this helps! Go forth and create ✨ Edit: I believe there’s higher math (“specific gravity”) if you really want to get crazy precise, but this should get you pretty far. Just remember that different waxes and oils behave differently, so test any variations, i.e.; different waxes, wax lots, wicks, fragrance blends, jar sizes, etc., to make sure any changes won’t negatively impact the way your candles perform.
Thank you for the informative video. Keep up the great work. For the fragrance oil temperature, what I think you are referring to is the flashpoint. The flashpoint is the temperature where the scent will catch fire (or "flash") if just the oil alone reaches that temperature. While mixed into the wax you do not have to worry about it catching on fire unless you got the wax rally hot, like over 300 degrees Fahrenheit. While you do not have to worry about the fragance oil "flashing", yo do want to mix the fragrance into the wax when the wax is below the flashpoint temperature. If you pour your scent into your wax when the wax is above the flashpoint temperature the scent will start to dissipate into the air, thus reducing the amount of scent you will have in the final product. On the other hand, you do need to make sure that your wax is at a high enough temperature for the scent to become infused into the wax, otherwise it will just sink to the bottom. A couple of things to note is that there are many more types of candles other than container or wax melts. There are tapers, votives, tealights and pillar candles. Also, for wax types there is paraffin and soy as you mentioned, but there is also beeswax. A lot of chandlers stay away from beeswax because it is the most expensive of the 3 types. The difference between the waxes is mostly the melting point. Paraffin melts at approximately 115 degrees Fahrenheit, soy wax at 120 degrees Fahrenheit and beeswax at 144 degrees Fahrenheit. With beeswax having the highest melting point it will burn longest of the 3 waxes. Some chandlers also say that they have an issue with getting a good hot throw with beeswax candles. I have been making beeswax candles for 4 years and have not had that problem.
Paraffin wax is a derivative of petroleum and therefore the same chemicals are present and distributed in the environment when melted or burnt in candles. Soy wax is plant based so no chemicals until you add fragrances and colour.
I just wanted to clarify, paraffin wax is bad for animals. I was mainly speaking it about the affects in the environment. There will be a part 2 posted this week to clarify/correct some things :)
I definitely agree. I did the exact same thing with my skin care business. I bought a lip balm making kit and loved the process and knew that this is what I wanted to do.
@@dariakungurova9654 There is many grade of paraffin wax not all is bad. If paraffin is bad it can't be use on food packaging. Those are fully refine food graded paraffin wax.
Thank you so much for the info! I’m from Mexico and I’m thinking in starting my own candle company, so this helps so much! P.s. I’m so in love with your candles 😍🥺
Brilliant, thank you for that, I started some time ago, and really wanted to make a go of it but lost my confidence, but I love candles so am going to give it another go. So yes please do a more in depth video. Thank you again. 😊
5:21 She pronounces "soot" like I do. My husband always makes fun of me. He says I say it like "suit" which he thinks is the wrong way. Thank you. I will show this to him later😂🤗 Btw, great, informative video😊
I really love your candles on tiktok😍 and now I wanted to try making and selling them thank you so much for this video 😍💕 I hope I can try your wicked candles soon 🥰😍💕♥️ keep it up!
what kind of stickers do you need? What is required? This is great info. Also is there an amount suggested for color. I am having a hard time with that and kinda like how you scraped the color idea and went with white.
hello I want to ask, the flash point of fragrance oil that I use is 85 degrees Celsius but the place where I bought soy wax suggests pouring fragrance oil at 35-40 degrees, what should I do? could that be the reason my candle didn't smell when it was burned even though it's been stored for 14 days
Candle making is not that hard and the math is about as easy as it gets. The formulating and determining what combination of vessel, wax, fragrance oil and wick to use can take some time though. You say to never ever burn a candle longe than 4 hours. Actually if you are going to be a responsible candle maker then you absolutely should test burn your candles for more than 4 hours because you need to know what will happen if someone abuses your product. Just make sure to take the appropriate safety precautions. This will not only help you to respond better to customer's questions, but may also help you come to a better decision regarding the materials you use to make your candles and gives you very useful data in case someone decides to try to take legal action against you. It's very nice that you are trying to help others get started, but to make the statement that "I don't know, this is just what I've read," doesn't inspire much confidence in the information you are presenting being factual and accurate. This your first video I've watched and it has been published for at least a year now so perhaps your more recent content has improved in this respect. Thanks for sharing your point of view.
Hi Jasmin, I've seen thst you bought your melter from etsy and that it's from America but they work on a different electricity current so how do you use it in the UK?
Hi. Im from the PH and i was thinking of starting my own small candle business.do these suppliers ship to the Ph? I tried ordering some from shoppee but it cost me a lot for the shipping fee alone 🥺😥
If you think the shipping from shopee is expensive its almost triple the price from other countries. And our post office is crap so it'll take you forever to receive. I suggest searching local suppliers, hanap ka lang ng wax base mismo then you can have a test drive which scent brand works best. Happy candle making! Love from davao.
Love the video but parafin wax actually releases bad toxins into the air. I know there’s kind of a debate around that but regardless it’s still really bad for the environment since it comes from petroleum
