A way to stabilize the essential oil when burning candles

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A way to stabilize the essential oil when burning candles

Posted by Zahra on March 9, 2022 at 7:53 am

Hello, do you know a way to stabilize the essential oil when burning a candle?

Zahra replied 2 years, 11 months ago 4 Members · 9 Replies
9 Replies

OldPerry

Professional Chemist / Formulator
March 9, 2022 at 1:50 pm

What exactly do you mean when you say “stabilize”? What happens to the candle that lets you know the essential oil isn’t stabilized?
Herbnerd

Member
March 9, 2022 at 7:08 pm

From memory, a number of essential oils will weep out from the wax base over time. I understand from the couple of candlemakers I know this is the reason they buy perfumes specifically for candles.
Syl

Member
March 9, 2022 at 9:11 pm

I have some experience making soy candles scented with essential oils. I have not encountered any stability problem. In relation to fragrances a much higher concentration of essential oils is usually needed and may exceed the wax manufacturers additive recommendations which is based on fragrance. If you are having problems, you may want to consult the wax manufacturer.
Zahra

Member
March 9, 2022 at 10:52 pm

Herbnerd said:

From memory, a number of essential oils will weep out from the wax base over time. I understand from the couple of candlemakers I know this is the reason they buy perfumes specifically for candles.

Hi thanks
Zahra

Member
March 9, 2022 at 10:59 pm

Perry said:

What exactly do you mean when you say “stabilize”? What happens to the candle that lets you know the essential oil isn’t stabilized?

Hello, I mean the stabilization of the essential oil, that when the essential oil is added to the candle system, we do not have something that stabilizes the smell when it burns?

Because the essential oil pops up when you light a candle and the smell of it does not spread?

I do not know if the problem is the amount of essential oil or the type of essential oil or wax
Syl

Member
March 10, 2022 at 2:18 am
Unfortunately you need fragrances for the smell to spread, essential oils do not spread.
https://woodenwick.com/blogs/news/pros-cons-of-essential-oils-for-candle-making

THE CONS: WHAT ARE THE DOWNSIDES OF USING ESSENTIAL OILS IN CANDLE MAKING?
- Little to no hot throw. Ok, hate to be the bearer of bad news here and we know we just said that they are highly fragrant, but if you plan to use 100% essential oils for your candle fragrance you may end up with a less than subtle hot throw.
- Many essential oils degrade when exposed to the higher temperatures reached when burning a candle which is why not much scent is diffused, resulting in a disappointing hot throw.
- Having tested thousands of candles, this is something we have experienced firsthand as well as some essential oils giving off a funky scent while burning.
- Essential oils are expensive. If you plan to use 100% essential oils to fragrance your candles, plan to be in the higher price range as they are not cheap!
Zahra

Member
March 10, 2022 at 6:10 am

Hello

Thank you

I also thought of using perfume.

Do you think that perfume that contains alcohol can be used in candles?

Or can I combine the perfume with the essential oil and then add it to the candle? Will the problem be solved?
Syl

Member
March 10, 2022 at 3:13 pm

I would try mixing essential oils and fragrances.
Zahra

Member
March 10, 2022 at 7:26 pm

Hi thanks ????