Just Some Measurements...Quantities...?

Just Some Measurements...Quantities...?

1 ounce = 28.35 grams

1 pound = 453.592 grams

1 pound = 16 ounces

After making a few candles and wax melts I could this information to be helpful when ordering supplies. Since Fragrance oils are often sold in ounces and waxes being sold in pounds. Knowing how much wax and FO goes into your candles can help you know...well...how much to buy. Like if 1 pound of wax and 28g of FO can make you 7 wax melts. Then you know buying 11 pounds of wax and a 16-ounce bottle of FO can make you 77 wax melts with about 5 ounces of FO left over!

Wax and F.O. Measurement Formula

I got this from Armatage Candle Company and Memory Box Candle Co who helped clarify it. It works for me as long as I remember to take out the container weight when I do my math.

1)Take note of the container's weight. (This is just good to have especially if you forget to zero out the scale).

2) Place the container on the scale and zero it out.

3) Add water and record the weight. (Fill the container based on how much wax you would want in said container).

4) Multiply the water weight by 0.86g. This will give you the weight of the wax. (We'll also be working in grams throughout this). At this point if you aren't adding any fragrance oil then you can use this number to make your candle/embeds/waxmelts.

For adding Fragrance Oil

5) Net weight divided by ((100%) + (FO%)) = the wax weight needed. The net weight is the wax weight we calculated in step 4. The FO% is the percentage of Fragrance Oil you want to add to your candle. Typically candles and waxmelts have an FO% of either 6%, 8%, 10%, or 12%.

The smaller the percentage just means there is less fragrance oil to burn. This doesn't mean that scent will be weaker just that it doesn't last as long. Think of it like putting gas in your car. Putting a small amount of gas in your car doesn't make it go slower, just means you won't be able to drive as far/long as you would on a full tank of gas.

With that in mind, don't add too much fragrance oils to your candle. You run the risk of it not being fully incorporated into the wax causing leaking or oil pockets. So like salad dressing that's been sitting for a while, the excess fragrance oil will separate from the wax. And consider F.O. is very flammable if someone light their candle and there is F.O. sitting on top of the candle or an oil pocket beneath the surface, it could cause the flame to get outta control when the fire touches the oil. Which is not good. So anyways,

6) Net weight divided by (106%) = the wax weight needed. (For this we are just using an FO% of 6%).

7) Once you have the wax weight needed you can calculate the FO weight needed. Which is the Net weight - wax weight needed = FO weight needed.

Example!

We have a 12oz candle with a water weight of 395g. And we want to make a full candle with a fragrance load of 8%.

water weight: 395g FO%: 8%

395g * 0.86 = 339.7g Let's round up to 340g!

Net weight: 340g FO %: 8%

340g divided by ((100%) + (8%)) = wax weight needed

340g divided by (108%) = wax weight needed

314.81g Lets round up -> 315g = wax weight needed

Now for the F.O.

Net weight - Wax weight needed = FO weight needed

340g - 315g = 25g

25g = FO weight needed.

So, you need 315g of wax and 25g of fragrance oil to make one, 12oz candle.

Okay I think I figured it out. I'm gonna do some markets first and not worry about doing an online store just yet. I think that'll help me with figuring out inventory and not have to worry about building an audience.

I'm not good with social media or actively reaching out to people. I socialize best when I meet random people and we just click. Which is why I like tumblr! It's the least pressured social media platform where I can just use it as a journal with only maybe 5 random people seeing it :)

A great place to document the things I want to do and the things I'll actually do. So my phone and laptop won't be cluttered with random stuff lol

Starting to stress a little as the gravity of just how under prepared I am to be starting a small business. But I'm trying to push through! Since if I gave into every negative "you can't do it" thought...I wouldn't be doing anything...

So anyway, let's figure things out

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Just gonna use this as a journal/thought collector. Also probably a good place to dump my random project pics so they can stop cluttering up my phone lol.