When buying wax melts for the first time you may be wondering how long do wax melts last while burning and how long the shelf life is once you buy them. The quick answer is it varies based on the quality of the wax melts, the size of the cube you use in your wax warmer and the temperature of your wax warmer. You should expect a single cube to
last between 6 and 12 hours. Our Pure Loved Aromas wax melts last around 10 hours per cube on average. Therefore, one £5 clamshell with 6 cubes will last around 60 hours, giving you a week or two worth of fragrance for your home. However, this depends on how long you have the wax melt burning each day. One or two hours a day is long enough to produce a nice smell in your home as the aroma lingers once the burner has
been turned off for quite a while, making one wax melt pack last even longer. Some people like to have wax melts burning all day but I have found with our wax melts it is not necessary. However, if you prefer to have wax melts lit for hours a day that will be fine also. It is all down to a personal choice really. You can be as frugal or liberal as you like. The main thing is you enjoy the fragrance a wax melt produces. A wax melts shelf life will also vary based on the packaging used. If you buy your wax melts in clamshells as we sell, they will have a longer shelf life than loose wax melts such as the heart ones some people sell. You can expect
a wax melt pack to last around 1 year. However, they are not limited to that time and can be burned after one year but may not perform as well as fresh wax melts will. The difference between buying wax melts that are handmade like ours to mass-manufactured wax melts such as Yankee and Scentsy is that they can often sit in warehouses then shop displays for months before a customer buys them. Our handmade soy wax melts are more environmentally friendly and made fresh regularly based on the number of orders we receive on any particular week. Pure Loved Aromas customers get a much more luxurious quality-focused and long-lasting wax melt. Login"Fragrance throw" is the nomenclature given to assess the strength of scent dispersed from wax melts and candles. In the melting community, fragrance throw is classified into two categories: “hot” and “cold” throw. “Cold throw” is the release of fragrance when the wax melts are at room temperature, not yet warmed, and solid (i.e., just out of the package). “Hot throw” is the release of fragrance once the wax melts have been warmed. Generally, the difference between hot and cold throw is classified in terms of the strength of scent and also in terms of the character of the scent. Most 1-oz wax melts will warm in an electric warmer with a strong scent throw ranging anywhere from 8–12 hours, depending on the scent type, size of your wax melt, and whether you're burning your wax melt continuously or in intervals. Here are a couple of things that can also affect how long your wax melt scents last: #1. Type of Warmer Used The hotter your wax warmer gets, the more intense your scent will be, but it will have a corresponding shorter time for scent release. Similarly, if you have a wax warmer that is colder in terms of warming temperature, it will release a milder hot throw, but the scent will last for a longer period. If you’re experimenting with using a potpourri crock, they can get too hot for your wax melts and quickly burn the fragrance out of your melt, causing it lose scent quickly. We recommend pairing the branded wax melts or tarts you prefer with their corresponding wax warmer. This is because no two companies have the same recipe for their wax melts; different combinations of oil-to-wax ratios require different temperatures to melt. Most wax melt brands will set their wax warmers to a pre-manufactured temperature specific to their wax melt recipe. For example, this company elicited a similar response when replying to customers who noted that the wax melts they ordered smelled different in one wax warmer vs. another. Also, if you have a wax warmer without a timer, make sure you set an alarm so that you don’t waste your wax melts' scent. Another option is to get a wax warmer with an integrated timer so that it turns off automatically. We offer a warmer with settings for 3, 6, and 9 hours with a light-up main button that allows you to easily manage the duration of your fragrance delivery.  Wax Warmers with Timers Save Money #2. Oil-to-Wax Ratio Typically, most candle companies use 1 oz of fragrance oil per 1 lb of wax. That’s about a 6% fragrance oil concentration; the amount of fragrance oil concentration in your wax melts can directly affect how long your wax melts last. This is because—depending on the type of wax—the fragrance oil can only bind itself to a certain amount of wax. This also applies to the size and shapes of the wax melts or tarts that you wish to melt. Some companies will sell their wax melts in terms of wax bars, brittle, cubes, or shapes. While wax melt bars or cubes may be bigger in size and weight, we recommend that you break up cubes any bigger than 0.55 ounces. This is because cubes that are denser are meant to last for a longer amount of time. In some cases, this isn’t the best use of your money if you don’t plan to wait around for more than 10 hours. Another option is to use wax melts or tarts that have been scaled to a smaller size so that you don’t have to break them up. That way you can more accurately adjust your preferred “hot throw” concentration, reducing your amount of “wax waste” and dollars spent! We recommend these cute little bears that you can build on top of each other. Wax Melts Spa Mix #3. Essential Oil vs. Fragrance Oil The type of oil mixed into your wax melts can also affect how long your wax melts last. There are two types of oils that most wax melters and candle makers use to give you those luscious scents: fragrance oil and essential oil. Fragrance oils are a mixture of various chemical compounds, some natural and some synthetic. They are carefully formulated and blended to create a high-quality perfume. Fragrance oils are commonly used as the “carrier oil” or base when making candles or wax melts. Because fragrance oils are synthetically made, they are not volatile and generally last longer than essential oils. Essential Oils are natural oils that contain the essence of the plant. They are the liquid or the resin from the plant that is distilled, pressed, or extracted from different parts of the plant—flowers, root, bark, berries, etc. It usually takes hundreds of pounds of plant material to make a pound of essential oil. For example, it takes over 2,000 pounds of rose petals to make a pound of rose essential oil (which is why it’s so expensive). Essential oils are often used in aromatherapy, as they are extracted from certain aromatic plants to promote emotional and physical well-being. Their powerful aroma molecules are diffused into the surrounding air as the wax melts. When inhaled, the fragrance can help soothe and revitalize. #4. How You Store Your Wax Melts The way you store your wax melts or tarts can directly affect their character, duration, and scent throw. To ensure that you get the most out of your wax melts and their shelf life, make sure you store your wax melts in a cool, dark place. We find that storing your wax melts in a bathroom cabinet above the sink or in a drawer most convenient to your warmer makes sense. Refrain from exposing your melts to direct sunlight for an extended period, as this exposure to heat will begin to affect the fragrance binding to the wax. When you choose where to store your melts, make sure you move the older melts to the front of your wax melt stash so you remember to use them next. Check out these Soy Wax Melt Pouches With 200+ Hours of burn time!How often should wax melts be changed?Melted wax does not evaporate; only the scent dissipates, so make sure to remove the used wax from your warmer before adding a new cube If using Happy Wax melts, 2-3 wax melts generally yield about 8 hours of fragrance. You are welcome to reuse the wax as many times as you want until the fragrance dissipates.
Do wax melts lose their scent?Wax melts have also been proven to save money and last longer than a standard 16-oz. candle. Unlike candles, the wax does not evaporate; only the scent dissipates. Once you can no longer smell the fragrance, you can throw away your used wax and start a new scent.
How do you know when a wax melt is finished?You simply take your wax melt and place one or more in your warmer or melter. Then light your tea light or turn on your heat warmer if it is electric. When you are finished using them, you just turn off or remove the heat source and the wax will solidify until you are ready to use it again.
How long does it take for a wax melt to lose its scent?The usual length of scent for 2 wax melt cubes is 8-12 hours. This period of time can be more or less depending on the type of wax warmer used, the type of wax melt, and its ingredients.
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