The Number Everyone Asks About
10% fragrance load. That's the maximum our wax melt blend can hold without sweating, separating, or causing burn issues.
Is that good? Let's put it in context.
What Other Waxes Hold
- Basic soy wax: 6-8%
- Paraffin: 8-10%
- Palm wax: 6%
- Coconut wax: 8-10%
- Soy-coconut blends: 8-10%
10% puts our blend at the top end for natural waxes. It matches paraffin without the petroleum.
What 10% Actually Gets You
Stronger cold throw. When you open the clamshell, you can smell it immediately. No sniffing required.
Room-filling hot throw. One wax melt cube scents a medium room. Two for large spaces.
Longer-lasting scent. Higher fragrance load means the scent lasts longer as the wax evaporates.
Why Not Go Higher?
You might think: if 10% is good, surely 12% is better?
No. Here's what happens:
- Sweating: Oily beads form on the surface. The wax literally can't hold the oil.
- Pooling: Fragrance oil floats on top of the melt pool instead of dispersing.
- Fire risk: Excess oil can ignite. This is a safety issue, not just quality.
- Wasted fragrance: If it's not bound to the wax, it evaporates before you even use it.
10% is the maximum for a reason. It's where scent throw peaks without compromising safety or quality.
The Real Secret: It's Not Just Percentage
Fragrance load matters, but it's not everything. Two wax melts at 10% can smell completely different based on:
Fragrance quality. Cheap fragrance oils have weak throw regardless of concentration. Quality oils are formulated for performance.
Wax formulation. Some waxes release fragrance better than others. Our soy-coconut blend is designed for hot throw.
Manufacturing process. Temperature control when adding fragrance affects how well it binds. Get this wrong and you lose scent before it's even cured.
What This Means For Your Candles
If you're making wax melts to sell, here's the practical takeaway:
- You can load at 10% maximum
- 8% is safer if you're new to the wax
- Test before you sell - every fragrance behaves differently
- Cure for at least 1 week before judging throw
The wax does its job. Your job is not to overload it.
Why We Chose This Blend
We could offer cheaper wax with lower fragrance capacity. Plenty of suppliers do.
But our customers are selling to people who expect strong scent throw. 6% doesn't cut it. 10% does.
The wax costs more. The results are worth it.