Can you help me with a candle testing question?Updated 2 years ago

We love to help as much as possible with questions from our fellow makers. Although we do have years of experience in the industry, we have not worked with every type of product/waxes/wicks out there and will only attempt to give guidance on things that we know and are familiar with. We STRONGLY recommend that customers perform their own extensive research and testing to ensure compatibility, safety, and desired results. We are not responsible for your understanding or use of our supplies.

It is also strongly recommended that you purchase smaller amounts of our oils (2 oz test size) before buying larger amounts to ensure that you are satisfied with the performance in your products.  Midwest Fragrance Company is not responsible for unsatisfactory results from using any of our products in any of your recipes. We will not accept returns or exchanges of our fragrance oils for any reason. Our products are carefully tested and packaged to ensure accuracy and quality prior to leaving our warehouse.

We do own a retail candle company and use 100% soy wax. We typically use around 8% FO load to start testing and increase from there! Through our own extensive testing, we have noticed that sometimes less is more with our fragrance oils as they are formulated to be the strongest concentration possible.

Other things to consider would be what wick you are using, wax, container size you are testing in (if it’s a smaller size, say 8 oz, these are intended for smaller rooms so test accordingly), olfactory fatigue, and the overall testing process! If you have specific questions beyond this, we recommend reaching out or heading to our Community Facebook Group here to ask the makers.