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How do they get candles to be so aromatic ?

Asked by Judi (40025points) November 4th, 2013 from iPhone

Years ago I started looking into essential oils because Hubby is really picky about candles and I wanted to make my own. A few years later I am using oils every day for health and wellness but I have yet to make a candle.
I’ve tried to spruce up a candle by adding oils to it and the results have been less than impressive. Does anyone know how to get the scent to work in a candle? Are some waxes better at transmitting the scent than others? What’s the science behind it? How do companies get their candles to be so aromatic? Do they all resort to chemicals?

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jca's avatar

Aromatic?

Judi's avatar

Crap. It’s to late to fix. Flag me so I can edit. Where the heck did that e come from??

Seek's avatar

They turn into tiny, burning aeroplanes?

Skaggfacemutt's avatar

@Seek_Kolinahr That would be aeromatic.

blueiiznh's avatar

i first read this as “how do they get candles to be so romantic”

Here is a copy of the original Boston Globe article
Sniffing out new markets
Yankee Candle develops scents and ways to deliver them
By Jenn Abelson
Globe Staff / February 20, 2006

snowberry's avatar

Most scented candles use perfumes, or if they say “essential oils” on them, it’s really a combination of scented oils AND perfumes. I have seen a few companies make candles with only essential oils, but they are rare. I hate man made scents. HATE them. This time of year makes me shudder.

Seek's avatar

@Skaggfacemutt Before it was edited, there was a typo reading “aeromatic”.

Judi's avatar

@snowberry , I have the best essential oils around and they don’t seem to diffuse in candles. I don’t like those artificial smells either. My daughter sells Sentsy and I really don’t like it much. It gives me a headache.

snowberry's avatar

@Judi If I am invited to someone’s home and they have those stick-in-the wall scented “stinkers” I turn around and leave!

It’s the one thing I hate about large gatherings. All these people obsessed with nasty perfumes, and boy do they love to hug!

mattbrowne's avatar

Advanced chemistry. We know the molecules having an effect on the human olfactory system.

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