EO - How much in soy or palm

[Jasper]

Hi,

I am new to candlemaking. I hope to make 100% natural pillars, votives and containers using either soy or palm wax. To stay natural, it appears I should be using essential oils rather than synthetic fragrances.

In doing some research, it appears that people are using 1.0-1.5oz of essential oil per pound of wax. Since a large 3x6 inch pillar is around a pound, would I need to use a full 1-1.5 oz of EO for the single candle?

Looking at the costs from Wellington Fragrance and buying 16oz of EO at a time, it appears the cost for fragrance alone could run from $0.82/oz for Eucalyptus to $42.85/oz for Jasmine. The average cost of several EO's with out including Jasmine would be about $2.11 per oz.

Do these amounts and numbers sound correct? How could anyone use jasmine oil in a candle and have any possibilty of making a profit? Or do you use a lot less EO than you would a synthetic fragrance?

Thanks,

Kris

[kandlekrazy]

EO's you can use less than fo's. Depending on the scent, I use between 3%-5% or .5 - .8 oz of EO pp of soy wax. I've never used it in palm, only fo's. With fo's I don't use more than 6% or 1 oz pp in soy.