Sam D

Thank you @TallTayl there’s so much more to it than just melting wax and adding fragrance isn’t there? Im just experimenting at the moment. With me I tend to cram as much info into my head as possible then stress over it all lol! I should have learnt by now. Feeling much better about it today and they even smell much stronger! Note to self - stop overthinking! Thanks again

@Trappeur thanks for the advice!

Hi everyone, someone please help me out before I throw something out the window... So I’ve started making wax melts - started off using paraffin pillar wax as it was a gift of my husband. But once I made some I wanted to use a more natural wax, so I’ve been testing different soy waxes - Kerasoy 4120, golden wax 494 and Eco soya pillar blend. Ive made a few clamshells and the wax is lovely and smooth but doesn’t have a great scent throw. I’ve followed instructions number of times but can’t get my head around it, I’ve previously bought other melts made by different people who claim theirs are '100% soy wax' but they smell much stronger than mine? I made them a couple of days ago so do they need to cure for awhile still? I'm also doing a bit of research as the paraffin wax I used had a good scent throw but looked too frosty and I just generally preferred the finish of the soy. I see there are 'blends' but it never states what’s actually in them. Can I go ahead and for example use like 80% soy and 40% paraffin and create my own? I love the finish and overall look of the Soy melts but it seems the paraffin are much stronger scent wise. Im sat here overthinking everything and because im a perfectionist I can’t go onto sell something I’m not 100% happy with. Thank you in advance!

@Candybee From the South West - Gloucestershire

Thank you! Guessing they just stay as the are and sink to the bottom once burning?

I’m Sam, a wife, mother of 2 and a stay at home mum. I've always had a love for candles and only recently discovered wax melts (I know - what’s wrong with me!) Anyway, after spending money on a little collection I thought why not make my own? My husband surprised me by buying me a starter kit at Christmas and I used it the other day and I love love love it! I’ve order lots more bits and can’t wait to try them out! So thank you for having me!

So I’ve seen glitter, mica powers and little sprinkles added to create stunning wax melts. I’ve been searching for an answer but can’t find one anywhere! If you use sprinkles where do you get them from? I’m my mind I thought that the sprinkles were wax and you’d just buy them online which would melt with the wax melt in the burner but the more I look into it it just looks like shop bought ones you add onto cakes. Basically I want to know what’s safe to add to/on top of your wax melt. Thanks in advance :-)