Comments on: Why Don’t My Soy Candles Smell? No Scent Throw in Soy Wax Melts

By: Naomi Wright

Naomi Wright — Tue, 10 Dec 2019 18:03:57 +0000

Hi,

I am new to soy candle making. I’ve read many articles and saw youtube videos with different opinions about when to add the fragrance oils. Do I add them at a lower temperature or a high one? What temperature do I add fragrant oils and color? Also, I didn’t add enough oil, so have to remelt them all and start all over. I don’t want to waste jars. How long should they cure before I give them away? Thanks in advance for all your help.

By: Lucky Rooster Candles

Lucky Rooster Candles — Tue, 19 Nov 2019 20:03:19 +0000

In reply to Kayla Miller. Thats your problem fragrance should be added between 175-185 to make sure it binds to the wax and poured between 137-140

By: Stephanie P

Stephanie P — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 03:21:50 +0000

If I buy wax from Hobby lobby will it give off a good hot throw? I started making my own candles and am having a hard time with the hot throw. I am using soy wax from hobby lobby and I’ve been getting my FO from candle science which shows which scent will be great in what wax type, so I make sure I get the one for soy candles! This site is cheaper so that’s why I started out there! I didn’t know if the wax I was using from hobby lobby may be the reason for the lack of a hot throw?
Thank you! 🙂

By: Corsicanababy

Corsicanababy — Thu, 08 Aug 2019 04:24:30 +0000

In reply to SoyCandleMakingTime. My candles have great heat throw on a heat surface but not when I light the wick. All I smell is the zinc in the wick.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 08:32:06 +0000

I am literally in the same boat but have tried scents from every single supplier it seems. Especially with 444, it just isn’t performing well at all. I suspect it may be age. Older than I thought upon purchase maybe. Anyhow, I went with a pure container soy from a local supplier that requires no additives. Same thing. Yet my container candles are performing Perfectly. A lot of shrinkage with my tarts too which is odd with the 444. Parasaoy, my own recipe is giving amazing hot and cold throw but what about those who want pure soy or have allergies? Maybe pillar soy wax for tarts/melts?

By: Naureen

Naureen — Wed, 23 Jan 2019 00:19:21 +0000

In reply to JESS.

I’m having same issue as well! No not throw… so frustrating. I’m also using Soy 464 from Candlescience and scents from candlescience and Lonestar. I’m hoping it’s a curing issue? I have noticed that after a few days my mango scent from Lonestar is coming through more strongly. I won’t test it until they’ve been sitting for a week… lets see if it makes a difference.

By: Allie

Allie — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 19:35:04 +0000

Hey there! So I started making wax melts with beeswax and coconut oil and fragrance. Both the fragrance and the beeswax with coconut oil are made by countrylane. I have made several batches and I cannot for the life of me get them to smell. I made sure the wax was at the right temp and that I added the right amount of wax with fragrance and it still does not smell. Please help

By: t mallory

t mallory — Tue, 21 Aug 2018 16:36:35 +0000

just came across this website and would love some incite on making my soy candles stronger in scent/ right now i use gb464 soy wax/ with eco 10 double wicked in a 12oz square or status jar/ i usually use a 10% fragrance load / so i use 10oz of wax and 1oz of fragrance scent/ so far its ok / i just cant get the right formula for a perfect smelling candle/ aslo i use candlescience and natures garden / just wondered in there is a different wax and wick combonitation that works wonders together for a stronger scent throw

By: JESS

JESS — Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:06:49 +0000

In reply to Jessica Narcisse. I'm going through the exact same thing with the same wax from Candlscience, my candles/pours are looking great and burning evenly but there is no hot throw! What fragrances are you using? I've tried Leather, Whisky and Vanilla Cedarwood.

By: Bianca

Bianca — Fri, 13 Oct 2017 17:57:34 +0000

Hi!

I’ve reventy been making soy candles and melts with some success. The only thing is, I’d like them to smell a little stronger.
When I heard about the new Q210 soya wax I was super excited to try it as I heard it can take a fragrance load of up to 18% (I usually use 7%)
So I got the wax, fragranced at 12%, added at 190 degrees (I did a lot of research and this came out as a good temp to add fragrance, although with my usual wax I always added and poured at 165)
So I made some candles and melts. Cold throw non existent, I started to panic! Let cure for 48 hours (as per instructions) sniffing them approx a million times per hour to check the cold throw! Anyway, so in the end the cold throw was pretty much ok.
When I burnt the first candle, it took a while for the scent to come through (about 30 minutes) but when it did….oh my Lord! It was amazing, super strong, fantastic!!!
So then I came to try the melts. (All from the same batch as the candles)
Barely any scent at all!!! Huh?!! How can this be??! Do melts need a longer cure? I don’t get it AT ALL! The candles smell phenomenal but the melts are just barely there at all!
What’s going on? What am I missing?

Hope you can help!

Bianca 🙂