How to make your own beautifully scented wax melts?

Home scents wax melts last longer than a standard candle and are highly customizable. Unlike candles, the wax does not evaporate; only the scent dissipates. Once you can no longer smell the fragrance, you can reuse it to make more wax melts. They are super easy to make, requiring only soy wax flakes and essential oils for aroma. Plus of course a wax warmer.

Supplies:

1. Soy wax flakes

2. Plant Therapy Rosemary essential oil

3. Plant Therapy Lavender essential oil

4. Mini silicone ice tray

5. Empty tin can

6. Small saucepan

You can use any type of mold that will make small, one inch-ish size pieces.

Fill the tin with enough soy wax flakes that will fill your mold. You will need twice as much wax per total volume of the mold. An easy way to estimate is to fill the mold with water, then pour the water into a measuring cup to check the volume. Double that volume to get the amount of soy wax flakes needed. For example, my mold held about 1/2 cup of water, so I melted one cup of soy flakes. I did have a tad of wax left over because liquid vs. solids does not fully equate in measurement, but it gives you a good ballpark. Heat the wax in a double boiler until melted.

Once the wax has melted, let it cool for a couple of minutes. Then, add about 20-30 drops of your chosen essential oils to the wax. I split mine 50 percent rosemary and 50 percent lavender.

Pour the wax into the mold and let it solidify.

Once the wax is solid, pop it out of the mold.

To use: Place wax melts in a wax warmer (this is a really good one) and enjoy.

Wax melts make great DIY gifts. Try different scent combinations and gift them to a friend. If you need some home scents wax melts, take a look at our website.