Shelf Life of Candle question

[ellajoan]

In making candles for our fall/winter sales, we are wondering what to do w/ our summer stock.  How long do the candles stay good for?  Can we keep what we've recently made and sell them next spring?

 

[wthomas57]

Ive never had a candle "go bad". However, the concern with candles sitting isn't whether or not the candle goes bad, fragrance dissipates, etc.

The issue with color fading.

 

Do you dye your candles? If so, do you use UV inhibitor. That will help prolong them, but they will still face over time when exposed to light.

So if you dont plant on selling them until the following spring (which is totally fine) than keep them them in cool dark place until then.

 

But, I'd offer a different alternative because overstock and other inventory issues has other problems (most financial ones). So, I'd prefer to move

as much as I can rather than keep them until next season. Run specials and promos. Or, at fall shows Ill do a BOGO special where they buy a fall scent and they get a spring/summer one free. Something like that. Or give someone an opportunity to resell them. Sell to someone at a discounted wholesale price so you get your profits and they can resell them, use them as gifts, or whatever. You are basically selling them a big discount but with some motivating incentives. There are plenty of people out there looking to make some extra revenue towards the end of the year. Having them be a "sales rep".. in a way... to get rid of overstock benefits you both. Just a few thoughts.

[TallTayl]

Sometimes just renaming the scent makes it a best seller in a different season. 

[wthomas57]

13 minutes ago, TallTayl said:

Sometimes just renaming the scent makes it a best seller in a different season. 

Yep, that too.