Gi-Gi Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 I just started getting into making candles and have been doing a lot of testing over the last couple months with 9 oz jars. What is the typical time a candle‘s fragrance should start to smell throughout the room. I’m noticing a great HT close to an hour after burn or when I get a full melt pool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted January 12, 2020 Share Posted January 12, 2020 So much depends on how all of the variables in your candle are balanced. wax container wick fragrance many retail candles I’ve purchased for curiosity sake throw hard and strong within minutes of lighting without being overwicked. No need for melt pools or big wicks. Some were so strong I had to extinguish within minutes While the scent lingered pleasantly in the air for hours. This is how Tom Ford and Jo Malone candles gained popularity. It is all about balancing the variables. one nugget of wisdom learned over thousands of experiments is the fallacy of a big melt pool. A candle reliant on wide and/or deep melt pool is essentially trying to be a wax melt. Burning off the scent in a melt pool just won’t perform the same as a well balanced burning candle that fully combusts and throws scent in time with the melting of the fuel source. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gi-Gi Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 TallTayl you explained this well. I will certainly do more testing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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