Beginner Basics
How to Create Custom Fragrance Blends for Your ...
The Australian candle market is booming, which is fantastic news for makers. But it also means competition is fierce. If a customer walks into a weekend market and smells three...
How to Create Custom Fragrance Blends for Your ...
The Australian candle market is booming, which is fantastic news for makers. But it also means competition is fierce. If a customer walks into a weekend market and smells three...
Pricing Your Homemade Candles: A Formula for Pr...
You have finally perfected your recipe. Your soy wax tops are flawless, the hot throw fills the room, and your branding looks incredible. You are officially ready to box them...
Pricing Your Homemade Candles: A Formula for Pr...
You have finally perfected your recipe. Your soy wax tops are flawless, the hot throw fills the room, and your branding looks incredible. You are officially ready to box them...
How to Start a Candle Business in Australia: A ...
You’ve mastered your melt pool, your hot throw is incredible, and your friends and family won't stop asking to buy your test batches. It is the natural progression of every...
How to Start a Candle Business in Australia: A ...
You’ve mastered your melt pool, your hot throw is incredible, and your friends and family won't stop asking to buy your test batches. It is the natural progression of every...
Fragrance Load Explained: How Much Oil Should Y...
One of the most common questions we get from new makers at is: "Why doesn't my candle smell as strong as the ones I buy in the store?" The immediate instinct...
Fragrance Load Explained: How Much Oil Should Y...
One of the most common questions we get from new makers at is: "Why doesn't my candle smell as strong as the ones I buy in the store?" The immediate instinct...
Why Are My Soy Candles Frosting? (And How to Pr...
Why Are My Soy Candles Frosting? (And How to Prevent It) You’ve perfectly measured your fragrance oil, centered your wicks, and poured your wax at the exact right temperature. But...
Why Are My Soy Candles Frosting? (And How to Pr...
Why Are My Soy Candles Frosting? (And How to Prevent It) You’ve perfectly measured your fragrance oil, centered your wicks, and poured your wax at the exact right temperature. But...
The Difference Between Cold Throw and Hot Throw...
Imagine this: You are at a local weekend market. A customer walks up to your stall, picks up one of your beautifully branded jars, takes off the lid, and inhales...
The Difference Between Cold Throw and Hot Throw...
Imagine this: You are at a local weekend market. A customer walks up to your stall, picks up one of your beautifully branded jars, takes off the lid, and inhales...
Fragrance Load Calculator
Worked example: at 8% fragrance load with 200 g of wax, you need 16 g of fragrance oil (0.08 × 200 g = 16 g), giving a total of 216 g.
Formula: fragrance load % = (fragrance oil weight ÷ wax weight) × 100.
For reference only: container candles commonly use about 6 to 10% fragrance by weight. The safe maximum depends on the specific fragrance oil and wax, so always check the supplier's IFRA guidance and the wax's fragrance limit, weigh rather than measure by volume where you can, and test burn before selling.