TallTayl Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 I heard from a trusted fragrance partner that Candlescience was quietly bought out about a year ago by a fragrance house. It is not part of the WSP collection of retailers from the breadcrumbs dug up. if this is true, it would explain how so many of their fragrances smell nothing like they used to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Candle Nook Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 Hmmm. Interesting question. I know the “clean scent” (prop 65 reformulations) began pre-covid (March 2020). I’m not sure if I’ve registered changes in FO that I attributed to something different than their Clean Scent mess. I’m intrigued enough to see if I can look back and pin point a date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 I remember issues with a couple of specific scents in posts on the forum. Fraser Fir comes to mind. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenderSF Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 They've been reformulating here and there for longer than I've been making candles (August 2018.) Whenever I buy an oil, I take a screenshot of the webpage. I just looked at some old screenshots and several had notices saying they had been revised as early as August 2017. I think they really ramped up on their reformulations early/mid 2019. This post from July 2020 introduces their "Clean Scents" moniker, and also says that they had been phthalate-free since summer 2019: https://www.candlescience.com/introducing-candlescience-clean-scents/ They were my favorite when I first started, but I've stopped buying from them altogether. They have a very clear vision and they target their audience well...I'm just not that audience. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franu61 Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 1 hour ago, BenderSF said: They were my favorite when I first started, but I've stopped buying from them altogether. They have a very clear vision and they target their audience well...I'm just not that audience. exactly! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComfortandJoy Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 I noticed changes when they started switching to their "Clean Scents". I used to get awesome throw from their Frasier Fir. Their new clean scent smells good OOB, but I get very little throw. So disappointed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightLight Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 I don’t buy their fragrances anymore. They keep changing them and also their new ones are atrocious. Not like earlier years they had very good scents. The new ones are bad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kandlekrazy Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 So sad because they were in my top 3 once upon a time. I haven't bought from them in quite a few years now and just ran out of the scents I liked the best. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Candle Nook Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 They were also my #1 for years…and I’m on my last lb of my favorites from them. They have a couple they’ve never reformulated (so they say)…white birch and peppermint eucalyptus both are good winter sellers for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris10Tackles Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 On 11/18/2022 at 6:09 PM, TallTayl said: I heard from a trusted fragrance partner that Candlescience was quietly bought out about a year ago by a fragrance house. I’m not sure if this is related or not, but a friend of mine asked about the Flaming Candle. We’ve never really looked at their site or ordered from them because they’re on the east coast and I felt like I could get similar things from companies closer to me in Ca. However, because she mentioned it I decided to look, I was surprised at how similar their site and the layout of their pages were to Candle Science. The I wondered if I was imaging things? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrisS Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 I haven't bought anything from them in 5+ years. Similar FOs from other places worked better for me. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightLight Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 I already replied, but I tried some of the new scents and hated them. I also hate the way they burn in wax. Always have to modify the fragrances to burn well. They add fragrances but they are definitely thriller killers like before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfroberts Posted October 18, 2023 Share Posted October 18, 2023 I think the major change was when they went to "clean scents." Many of the standards were discontinued and they came up with clean replacements, some of which are just really off-putting. Now all the scents seem to have a similar undertone to my nose...kinda like all BBW products have a common undertone. Or maybe it's just me. I had a few of the old scents duped. Although the dupes aren't all 100% the same, I am happy with them and they perform well. I haven't noticed anything different lately. Like a glutton, I still buy samples whenever they come out with something new. Old habits... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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