Building Blocks of a Container Fill Candle – #3

The third building block of a container fill candle is the fragrance. Most of us burn candles because they smell good, so it is very important to use a quality fragrance oil. There are thousands of raw materials available to make fragrances. Different oils burn differently. The key in fragrance oils is that the materials work well together. Fragrance oil selection is critical to get a candle to burn properly. No two fragrance oils ever burn the same. The fragrance oil determines how the wick and the wax perform together. Carrier is an ingredient in the fragrance oil that helps the oil to solidify and blend into the wax more efficiently. If the manufacturer uses a carrier of lesser quality, then the blend and burn performance of the wax and wick is directly and negatively affected. If you notice a big price difference in certain fragrances, the type of carrier used may be of lesser quality in the cheaper formula.

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