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How to Make Wax Melts-Soy Wax Tarts-Flameless

May 8, 2013 by SoyCandleMakingTime 19 Comments

 

Soy wax melts or “tarts” are one kind of wickless/flameless candle. You can use soy wax melts in a tart burner such as Scentsy wickless candles (flameless), or use with a tealight burner (which would not be flameless).  They tend to give off a stronger fragrance than candles with wicks. One of the reasons for this is that you can use more fragrance oil in the tarts since you don’t have a wick to worry about clogging up.  The other reason is that the whole wax melt, melts completely and more quickly, letting out more fragrance than wick candles.

So if you don’t want a burning flame but love the fragrance that a candle gives, then you should try going with wax melts for a wonderful wickless candle. Soy wax melts have the advantage of being made with all natural soy wax and you can make them with many different colors or leave them the natural creamy white color of the soy wax. You can also use either fragrance oils or essential oils. Read more about the difference between fragrance oils and essential oils.

How To Make Soy Wax Melts

Soy Wax Melts

You basically start with the soy votive candles recipe because you will be using soy votive wax so that the wax melts will release easier from the molds.

Follow all the directions for the soy votive candles keeping in mind that 1 soy wax melt, if you are using the metal tart molds, is just a little under 1 oz, so for 12 wax melts, use about 11 oz of soy votive wax and then about 1oz of fragrance or essential oil.

For however much fragrance oil you use, decrease the amount of wax, so like I said, if you need 12 oz to fill 12 tart

molds and you use 1 oz of fragrance oil, then only use 11 oz of  soy wax. You can use a bit more fragrance oil or essential oil if you’d like.

The amount of fragrance oil that soy wax can hold is approx. 10% oil so for 12 oz of wax you would use 1.2 oz of fragrance oil. Essential oil you would usually use less because it tends to be stronger so you could probably even go with about half the amount.

So once the soy wax is heated to 190-200 degrees you can take it off the heat and let it cool to 185 degrees and then add your fragrance oil and dye. Stir well. Pour into molds at 175 degrees. Let cool, usually about an hour and then the wax melts should pop right out!

Use these tarts/melts in a tart warmer and you’ve got a flameless alternative to wick candles!

 

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Comments

  1. Jamie Kennedy says

    May 16, 2013 at 5:16 am

    Is the pouring temperature cooler if using the plastic clam shells?

    Reply
    • SoyCandleMakingTime says

      May 16, 2013 at 6:13 am

      Yes, you should pour around 130-140 degrees when using the plastic clamshells.

      Reply
  2. Jana Giraud says

    August 7, 2013 at 1:54 am

    Hi Melissa, I have just started making my own candles and love your teaching videos. My question to you is, when you were doing this as a business, how did you go about making candles in a big enough bulk to sell at like craft fairs and such. The most I am able to do at one time is about 2 8 oz containers at a time. I thought you might have some suggestions for me.

    Thanks so much and thanks for the great videos.
    Jana Giraud

    Reply
    • SoyCandleMakingTime says

      August 7, 2013 at 5:48 am

      Jana, I am so glad you enjoyed my videos! I have 2 4lb pour pots and a 1.5 lb (which can actually fit 2lbs of melted wax). So one of those 4lb pots can do 8 8oz candles. You can usually find them at most candle supply sites or on Amazon. You can check out my supply list as I have links to some of the places you can buy them: https://soycandlemakingtime.com/candle-making-supplies-list/

      Reply
  3. Faye says

    August 20, 2013 at 3:51 am

    Good information. Lucky me I discovered your site by accident (stumbleupon).
    I’ve book marked it for later!

    Reply
  4. Pam T says

    May 4, 2014 at 1:34 pm

    I had a customer return a melted soy tart. it did not cool with a smooth top, it looked like it may have bubbled or something. Is this normal? What caused it?

    Reply
    • Simone (Candlelady42) says

      August 1, 2014 at 6:07 am

      Pouring your tart too hot or cold could do this or pouring too fast. Hope this helps. I don’t know why she returned it, it’s going to melt anyway, it doesn’t bother the way the tarts perform!

      Reply
      • SoyCandleMakingTime says

        August 1, 2014 at 6:24 am

        Simone is correct, pouring too hot or cold or too fast. What type of wax are you using? (sorry for such a late response!)

        Reply
  5. Megan says

    June 11, 2014 at 12:11 pm

    I love the look of those silky smooth melts but am unsure of what wax to use, some say parrafin wax (which i believe hold fragrance better than soy wax), others say soy wax. What are your thoughts.

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    • Simone (Candlelady42) says

      August 1, 2014 at 6:06 am

      Paraffin wax is a lot stronger with the oils than soy. I make soy candles, tarts and melts as well. I love the Eco Soy CB Advanced Wax with my candles and the PB Pillar Eco Soy Wax for Melts and Tarts. I use 2 oz. of Fragrance per lb. of soy wax. Hope this helps as well.

      Reply
    • SoyCandleMakingTime says

      August 1, 2014 at 6:22 am

      I have been using Eco Soy PB lately and I love it. Makes absolutely beautiful melts and votives. I used to use Enchanted Lites Votive blend, and that’s what I used for the melts in the video, but it has been discontinued.

      Reply
  6. Angela says

    September 3, 2014 at 11:10 pm

    Thanks for your video it was very informative,I’m just starting to make melts etc,again,thank you 🙂

    Reply
  7. Andrea says

    November 30, 2014 at 2:47 pm

    I was very intrigued on ur videos and thought they were absoluy brill something g else learnt thank u xx

    Reply
    • SoyCandleMakingTime says

      December 1, 2014 at 2:20 am

      You’re very welcome!

      Reply
  8. Davene says

    February 6, 2015 at 5:30 pm

    I use 100% soy wax. When making tarts what temp do you pour them at?

    Reply
  9. mrskbremner says

    March 18, 2015 at 10:25 pm

    Can you use any fragrance oil? I am wanting to branch into making the wax melts for the wax burners, and I have a lot of fragrance oils that i use for all of my handmade soaps and bath products. Will those fragrance oils work?

    Reply
  10. Carolyn says

    September 30, 2015 at 5:54 pm

    I just read all of these but I am still dummo. I don’t know where to get flameless fragrance melts.
    I don’t know how to make or where to get for homemade. I need to find Exotic flameless fragrance Rose Petal was melt, where to get them?
    Help me to make them. How?

    Reply
  11. Amy says

    March 30, 2017 at 8:42 pm

    Does a fragrance oil flash point alter the temperature you add the fragrance at?

    Reply
  12. Wax Warmers says

    February 10, 2018 at 5:54 am

    I found a great valentines gift for my fiancee on this site in the name. She loves anything to do with soy wax. Got the idea when I saw her on Soycandlemakingtime. Shes always on this site. Cant wait to give it to her next week.

    Thanks for great articles

    x

    Reply

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