Anyone who works with soy wax knows that candles produced with this wax will have great cold throw. Cold throw is the scent of the candle when it is not lit. Typically with soy wax, this throw will always be strong. However, when it comes to hot throw with soy wax you may be left desiring more.
Why does my candle not have hot throw?
When using soy wax to craft your candles, a lack of hot throw is just the nature of the wax. However, it could be possible that there was not enough fragrance or scent added to the melted wax. When it comes to adding the scent to the wax, temperature is everything; and be careful not to add the fragrance when the temperature is too high. Finally, the last thing to consider is the wick. This will also have a direct effect on the hot throw in your candle.
How to Solve It
If you are just not satisfied with the hot throw of your soy candles and have carefully examined all of the possible problems that may have inhibited your hot scent throw; you may want to consider changing your wax. Paraffin based waxes have very strong hot throw. You can also switch your wax to a blend of both soy and paraffin. Natures Garden’s Joy Wax is a great example of this blend; providing candles with excellent hot and cold throw.
With soy wax, you are able to add up to 1.5 ounces of fragrance oil per pound of soy wax. This fragrance load will provide the best possible scent for soy wax candles. Also, if you are interested in seeing if a fragrance oil performs in soy wax, check out the fragrance oil’s customer reviews. People often post what medium they used the fragrance oil in, especially if it works in soy wax.
Also, when making candles, waxes vary in the degree in which you can add the fragrance. If you are noticing that your candles are not producing a strong enough hot throw, you may want to lower the temperature at which you add the fragrance oil. It can be possible that some of the fragrance is burning off simply by the heat of the melted wax. Adding your fragrance at too high of a temperature will do this.
Selecting a hotter burning wick for your candles will also help with a candle’s hot throw. Some great hotter burning wicks to select from are Hemp or CD wicks. But as always, testing is key.
