Learn How to Make Wax Melts That Smell Like Perfume

At Supplies for Candles, our high quality fragrance oils are manufactured exclusively for us, you will not find our oils anywhere else on the market. With fragrances ranging from fruity, sweet, spice and woody, fresh, floral and seasonal you'll be spoilt for choice!

We pride ourselves on offering the highest quality oils and guarantee we will never be beaten on quality. We are so confident, we will provide full refunds for any oil returned to us, even if your oil has been used!

We supply our fragrances in 50, 125, 500 g and 1kg bottles and all CLP information is available to download in the data sheets tab! All our fragrances are cruelty-free, vegan and paraben-free.

So how do you make wax melts that smell like perfumes? Let us show you how!

Which fragrances to select

Knowing which fragrances to select can seem daunting, but the great thing about perfume dupes is that you may already know what they smell like! If you have a favourite scent in mind, we probably have the dupe for you!

You can find a list of every single designer and dupe fragrance we offer in our designer dupe chart!

Everybody Has a Favourite Perfume or Aftershave! So why not capture your customer's favourite fragrance in a wonderful wax melt or candle that’s a dupe of their best-loved scent?

Here at Supplies For Candles, we're home to a whole host of designer and high street dupes that are reminiscent of the real thing. If you are unsure exactly what you want why not take a look at what our customers are loving? Our blog; Top 12 Dupe Fragrances, lists our top selling perfumes and aftershaves that our customers keep returning to time and time again!

Getting the ratio of fragrance oils to wax right

Once you have chosen your favorite perfume inspired fragrance, it’s time to get ready to make your wax melts!

Knowing how to properly fragrance your wax melts is vital to ensuring your melts have the correct scent throw which won’t compromise the stability of the wax melt itself. (Sweating or burning of the wax).

The amount of fragrance oil you should add to your candle depends on 3 factors:

- The type of wax you use

- The flashpoint of the fragrance oil

- The strength of the scent

The flashpoint of your fragrance oils simply refers to the temperature at which the scent evaporates.

This is incredibly important when it comes to adding fragrance to your heated candle wax. If the flashpoint of your fragrance oil is low (let’s say the flashpoint is 65°C) and you add it to your heated wax at 80°C, the scent will evaporate as your candle cools and sets, leaving your candle with most of the scent already dispersed before it has fully cooled.

Before you start calculating how much fragrance oil to add to your wax you need to decide how strong you want your scent throw (Keeping in mind how strong your chosen fragrance is). Most waxes will hold no more than 12% of fragrance oil however to assure the candle stability is not compromised we advise using 10% fragrance oil for optimal scent throw. This means if your candle is 100g in total- 90g should be wax and 10g would be your fragrance oil.

If you only want a subtle scent throw, we recommend using 6%+ of fragrance oil.

How do I combine my fragrance with my wax?

Read our blog how to make wax melts to get started - just follow the steps using your perfume inspired scent!

Once your wax is melted and cooled to around 65°C you can add your chosen perfume inspired fragrance. Stir gently but thoroughly for a few minutes to ensure that the wax and fragrance bond together well, if not you may find that your candle sweats or leaches.

You can discover more about melting wax and adding your fragrance in our blog; Best Ways To Melt Candle Wax.