Why Is My Soy Wax Turning Yellow? (With Easy Fixes)

While many of us were making nudge-nudge, wink-wink jokes about aspiring sourdough chefs, candle-making was becoming a popular hobby-turned-business during the lockdowns. Not Jo Malone or Diptyque candles, but candles and wax melts created by people who felt their creativity waning. If you didn’t start a candle business during lockdown one or two, you didn’t … Read more

Can You Use Essential Oils In A Wax Warmer?

With our stress levels at an all-time high, even wellness skeptics may be willing to apply a head-clearing essential oil in a wax melt. It is no secret that the herbal healing treatment, which dates back thousands of years and has recently been praised by everyone from supermodels to NBA stars, offers profound mind-body benefits. … Read more

Why Is My Soy Wax Not Hardening?

Soy wax is a non-petroleum-based wax, it’s a hydrogenated soybean oil extruded when you freeze soybeans at -30oF.  Unlike paraffin wax which uses additives like stearic acid to enhance its quality, Soy wax is naturally of high quality. Soy wax is made from a biodegradable and renewable source that poses no threat to the environment. It can be used to produce … Read more

Can You Use Essential Oils In A Wax Warmer? (Learn Here)

Wax warmers are used to heat wax melts which are hard-scented wax to release their fragrance as they melt. Some wax warmers use a tealight candle while others use electricity or light bulbs. For the former, you need to extinguish the tealight candle when you finish the melting process to ensure fire safety. You can find out more about wax warmers and wax melts in general in this guide that I … Read more